Peter Knowles

[New York Red]

Does anyone remember him or know what happened to him?

 

He was Cyril Knowles brother, played for Wolves in the 70's and was absolutely awesome. Then one day, he left the club and joined the Jehovah's Witnesses and never played again.

 

Does anyone know what happened to him? Has he ever been interviewed since?

[Cunny]

dunno what became of him but the Billy Bragg song, 'God's Footballer', is about Peter Knowles.

[anny road]

dunno what became of him but the Billy Bragg song, 'God's Footballer', is about Peter Knowles.

 

 

is the right answer

 

Gods footballer....turns on a sixpence and brings the great news of the kingdom above

 

He scores goals...on a saturday

then saves souls on a Sunday

Edited October 21, 2006 by anny road

[Tosh]

He's regularly banging in crosses from the right(eous)....

 

Jesus saves, and Peter scores the rebound...

 

He's still got the skill to get past his man, with a copy of Watchtower

 

 

Of course, he was just jealous as no-one ever wrote a song about him but they did about his brother. Oh no, er, hang on

[Runehammer]

I'm not sure many people know what happened to him, I believe that Wolves held on to his registration before finally "releasing him on a free" in 1982 (no takers).

[Bootle Buck]

I'm not sure many people know what happened to him, I believe that Wolves held on to his registration before finally "releasing him on a free" in 1982 (no takers).

 

Nice one Cyril!

[Scally the Wag]

Didn't one of them lose a son through a horrific car accident?

 

I seem to recall a stone/lump of rock bouncing through the windscreen and hitting the boy in the face (he was in the backseat at the time).

[Murphman]

Didn't one of them lose a son through a horrific car accident?

 

I seem to recall a stone/lump of rock bouncing through the windscreen and hitting the boy in the face (he was in the backseat at the time).

 

 

That was Cyril's son.

[Scally the Wag]

Thanks Murph. At our ages, we can never be sure of our memories...

 

But that one certainly did stick.

 

I think Peter gave up at around the same time...