Archie Knox

Infobox Football biography


playername = Archie Knox
fullname = Archibald Knox
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1947|5|1
cityofbirth = Tealing
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub = Blackburn Rovers (first-team coach)
position = Midfielder (Retired)
years = 1965–1970 1970–1972 1972–1976 1976 1976–1980
clubs = Forfar Athletic St Mirren Dundee United
Montrose Forfar Athletic
Total
caps(goals) =

57 (13)

manageryears =1976–1980 1983–1986 2006–2007 2007
managerclubs = Forfar Athletic
Dundee
Scotland under-21
Bolton Wanderers (caretaker)

Archibald "Archie" Knox (born 1 May 1947 in Tealing) is a Scottish football manager and former player, and is now a coach. He currently works as a coach at fc|Blackburn Rovers. Knox was previously manager of the Scotland U-21 national team but left in late August 2007 to take up a new role at Bolton Wanderers but was sacked after the 2007–08 season finished.

Playing career

As a player, Knox played in his native Scotland, featuring for Forfar Athletic (twice), St Mirren, Dundee United and a short spell with Montrose. During his time with Dundee United, Knox was a runner-up in the 1974 Scottish Cup final, his only honour as a player.

Managerial career

Knox's first managerial role came in a player-manager capacity when he returned to first club Forfar in 1976, spending four years in the dual role. In 1980, Knox became assistant to Alex Ferguson at Aberdeen, helping the team to two Scottish Cups, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and subsequent European Super Cup in his three years with the Dons. In 1983, Knox returned to management with Dundee, where he would spend two-and-a-half years. A short spell back at Aberdeen followed, before following Ferguson to Manchester United in 1986, where he stayed until April 1991. At this point, Knox came back to Scotland, becoming Walter Smith's assistant at Rangers, where the pair would enjoy six titles over the next seven years together. In July 1998, both men moved south to Everton, although their time was ended by March 2002.

It was at this point that Knox's association with the national team began, with a three-year spell assisting then-manager Craig Brown. Short spells followed at Millwall and Coventry City (as assistant to Mark McGhee and Eric Black respectively) before returning to Scotland as Richard Gough's assistant at Livingston in November 2004. Knox again assisted the national team as a coach, helping at the Kirin Cup in May 2006. Knox was appointed Scotland under-21 manager in July 2006 following Rainer Bonhof's departure. In August 2007 he was appointed as Bolton's Assistant Manager by Wanderers manager Sammy Lee.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/6970664.stm|title=Knox quits Scotland for Bolton|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=2007-08-30] When Lee left Knox was made caretaker manager for two games (against fc|Arsenal and in the UEFA Cup against S.C. Braga) before Gary Megson took over. Knox remained at the club under Megson.Two days after Bolton Wanderers secured their premiership status he was axed by Megson with six other members of the coaching staff at the club. The club denied it was due to cost cutting measures and stated it was due to Megson wanting to bring in his own staff. [cite news|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/05/14/bolton-axe-archie-knox-in-end-of-season-shake-up-89520-20417253/|title=Bolton axe Archie Knox in end of season shake-up|publisher=Daily Mirror|date=2008-05-14]

On 4 July 2008 Knox was appointed as the first-team coach of Blackburn Rovers by Paul Ince. They had previously worked together at Manchester United. He became the second member of the backroom staff to be appointed by Ince; his appointment followed that of Ray Mathias as assistant manager. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/7493343.stm|title=Ince appoints Knox at Blackburn|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2008-07-06]

Honours

Player

* sport honours|Scottish Cup Runner-up|1|1973–74

Assistant manager

* sport honours|Cup Winners' Cup|1|1982–83
* sport honours|European Super Cup|1|1982–83
* sport honours|Scottish Cup|5|1981–82, 1982–83, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96
* sport honours|FA Cup|1|1989–90
* sport honours|Scottish Premier Division|6|1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
* sport honours|League Cup|3|1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97

References

External links

*soccerbase (manager)|id=1541|name=Archie Knox
* [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football.cfm?curpageid=373 Scottish FA profile]