Talk:John McKnight (English footballer)

Royal Ordnance Factories F.C.
It appears likely that after leaving Burnley, McKnight then played for Royal Ordnance Factories F.C. of the Southern League in 1895 and 1896. A "McKnight" is mentioned as playing for the team in several reports ("Football Notes. Royal Ordnance v. Southampton St. Mary's", Blackheath Gazette (11 October 1895), p. 3; "Division X. Royal Ordnance v. Millwall Athletic", The Nottingham Evening Post (14 December 1895), p. 3; "Sheppey United v. Royal Ordnance", The Newcastle Daily Chronicle (27 December 1895), p. 6; "Royal Ordnance v. Lincoln City", The Daily Telegraph (31 March 1896), p. 8). The timing lines up, but unlike the other teams named in the article, no source specifies that this is the same McKnight, nor do these sources state what position McKnight played (although the Blackheath Gazette piece stated that a kick "forced play to be continued in the centre, where M'Knight, Graham, and Jones put in some very pretty work"). Note, by the way, that Blackheath Gazette is the only source of these to use "M'Knight", the rest using "McKnight" to identify this Royal Ordnance player. BD2412 T 17:10, 29 May 2022 (UTC)