{{short description|Scotland international rugby league footballer and coach}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use British English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Simon Knox |fullname = Simon James Knox<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=%2B8u8RUNCYAmpTDHE8x2hlw&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=6 June 2015|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|10|14|df=y}} |birth_place = Whitehaven, Cumberland, England |death_date = |weight = |position = {{rlp|PR|SR}} |club1 = Carlisle |year1start = 1991 |year1end = 95 |appearances1 = |tries1 = |goals1 = |fieldgoals1 = |points1 = |club2 = Bradford Northern |year2start = 1995 |year2end = 98 |appearances2 = |tries2 = |goals2 = |fieldgoals2 = |points2 = |club3 = Salford Reds |year3start = 1998 |year3end = |appearances3 = 2 |tries3 = 0 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 0 |club4 = Whitehaven |year4start = 1998 |year4end = |appearances4 = |tries4 = |goals4 = |fieldgoals4 = |points4 = |club5 = Workington Town |year5start = 1999 |year5end = |appearances5 = |tries5 = |goals5 = |fieldgoals5 = |points5 = |club6 = Halifax |year6start = 1999 |year6end = 00 |appearances6 = 6 |tries6 = 0 |goals6 = 0 |fieldgoals6 = 0 |points6 = 0 |club7 = Widnes Vikings |year7start = 2000 |year7end = 01 |appearances7 = 45 |tries7 = 9 |goals7 = 0 |fieldgoals7 = 1 |points7 = | club8 = Oldham | year8start = 2002 | year8end = | appearances8 = 3 | tries8 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | fieldgoals8 = 0 | points8 = 0 |club9 = Leigh Centurions |year9start = 2002 |year9end = |appearances9 = |tries9 = |goals9 = |fieldgoals9 = |points9 = |club10 = Swinton Lions |year10start = 2003 |year10end = |appearances10 = |tries10 = |goals10 = |fieldgoals10 = |points10 = |club11 = Leigh Centurions |year11start = 2004 |year11end = |appearances11 = |tries11 = |goals11 = |fieldgoals11 = |points11 = |club12 = Barrow |year12start = 2005 |year12end = |appearances12 = |tries12 = |goals12 = |fieldgoals12 = |points12 = |teamA = Scotland |yearAstart = 1998 |yearAend = 03 |appearancesA = 4 |triesA = |goalsA = |fieldgoalsA = |pointsA = |coachteam1 = Blackpool Panthers |coachyear1start = 2005 |coachyear1end = 07 |coachgames1 = |coachwins1 = |coachdraws1 = |coachlosses1 = |new = yes |retired = yes |source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/simon-knox/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (misnamed as Simon Know)">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/simon-know/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (misnamed as Simon Know)|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/simon-knox/summary.html|title=Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records |id=1800 |title=Simon Knox |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref> }}

'''Simon Knox''' (born 14 October 1972) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and also coached. He played at club level for Hensingham ARLFC (in Hensingham, Whitehaven),<ref name="Hensingham ARLFC at pitchero.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/hensinghamarlfc|title=Hensingham ARLFC at pitchero.com|publisher=pitchero.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> Carlisle, Bradford Northern, Salford Reds, Workington Town, Halifax, Widnes Vikings, Oldham RLFC, Leigh Centurions (two spells), Swinton Lions and Barrow Raiders, as a {{rlp|pr}} or {{rlp|sr}},<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org" /><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (misnamed as Simon Know)" /> and coached at club level for the Blackpool Panthers and the Leigh Centurions (Under-21s).

==Background== Simon Knox was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.

==Playing career== Simon Knox was transferred from amateur club Hensingham ARLFC to Carlisle in 1991. He spent four seasons at the club before joining Bradford Northern in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby League |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-5645095.html |website=The Independent |access-date=8 November 2024 |date=13 October 1995}}</ref>

Knox played for the Bradford Bulls at {{rlp|lf}} in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final defeat by St. Helens.<ref>{{cite web|title=steveprescottfoundation.co.uk|url=http://www.steveprescottfoundation.co.uk/About/StevePrescottStats.aspx|work=Steve Prescott Stats|publisher=Steve Prescott Foundation|accessdate=3 June 2012}}</ref>

Knox won 3 caps (plus 1 as substitute) for Scotland in 1998–2003 while at Bradford Bulls and Swinton Lions.<ref>{{cite book|first1= Graham|last1= Williams|first2= Peter|last2= Lush|first3= David|last3= Farrar|title= The British Rugby League Records Book|publisher= London League|isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6|year= 2009|pages= 106–107}}</ref>

He retired from playing in 2005 and moved into coaching.<ref>{{cite web|title=Knox anguish over quitting rugby|url=https://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/news/17180593.knox-anguish-over-quitting-rugby/|website=Whitehaven News|publisher=CN Group|accessdate=6 June 2015|date=24 March 2005}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

{{S-start}} {{S-sport}} {{succession box | before = Kevin Ashcroft<br>2005 | after = Andy Gregory<br>2007 | title = Coach<br>{{leagueicon|blackpool|size=18}}<br>Blackpool Panthers | years = 2005-2007 }} {{S-end}}

==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111005211154/http://www.getnoticedonline.co.uk/rugby-league/general-rl/knox-takes-on-under-21-s-role-at-leigh.html Knox takes on Under-21s role at Leigh]}} *[http://www.rugby.widnes.tv/search.php?q=Knox Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv]

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