Flashback Goalscorer was feared
Jimmie Knox was a feared striker in his heyday of the 1930s, scoring goals for fun and striking fear into opposition defences.
He would score more than 100 goals over his eight years at Love Street, reaching the pinnacle of the St Mirren scoring charts on no less than three occasions.
Knox started his career with Hampden side Queen’s Park, before turning professional at the age of 17 and heading to England for spells with Portsmouth and Charlton Athletic.
Returning north four years later, Knox signed for St Mirren in 1931, and went on to bag 30 goals in his debut season.
The most famous of the lot would come with a thunderous 40-yard free-kick in the latter stages of a clash with Celtic in 1939.
St Mirren required a goal in the St Mirren FC is a club with a proud tradition – and a history to match.
They have been at the centre of the Scottish game since their formation in 1877.
Today, we look back at a Saints icon of the 1930s – goalscoring hero Jimmie Knox.
last few minutes in order to maintain the club’s First Division status and Knox ran full pelt to hammer the ball into the roof of the net.
This was to prove to be his last ever match for the Saints before returning south with Notts County.
He would score seven goals in his first three games before football was put on hold due to the outbreak of the Second World War — putting his career on the backburner. Knox passed away in 1990. His football card read: “A Knox
Whizz-bang Knox
whizz-bang” — how often has such a phrase been used in describing a St Mirren game? For Jimmie likes nothing better than a full-blooded wallop at goal, and his efforts have made him famous as one of the most dangerous marksmen in Scotland. Jimmie’s first senior club was Queen’s Park, and he had experience with Portsmouth and Charlton Athletic before returning to St Mirren.
Since signing for the Buddies in 1932, he has played all the forward positions.
His build, 5ft 11ins and 12st 6lbs, makes him an easily recognisable figure on the field.”