Peter Knowles (born 30 September 1945) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
[2] Knowles was born in Fitzwilliam, West Riding of Yorkshire, into a family which was originally Rugby league-oriented, as his father played for Wakefield Trinity.
In 1961, aged 16, Knowles spent a year with the youth outfit, playing under supervision from Wath's coach, Mark Crook.
Therefore, manager Stan Cullis gave him his debut early in the 1963–64 season, in a victory over Leicester City.
The departure of Stan Cullis, the man who originally gave Knowles his chance, was a factor in his request to leave Molineux.
Andy Beattie took over as care-taker manager but was himself sacked after a 9-3 humiliation to Southampton in September 1965 when the position was given to Ronnie Allen who'd joined the coaching staff in the close season.
Among a handful of goals, he scored two hat-tricks early on in the season against Carlisle United and Derby County, making him the top scorer for the club by some way.
But a succession of Wolves managers held out the hope that Knowles might one day return to the game, and he remained on contract at the club for the next 12 years.
In 1991 folk musician Billy Bragg released the song "God's Footballer" which many saw as a direct reference to Knowles.
Following his retirement from football Knowles worked as a milkman, a window cleaner and in the warehouse of Marks & Spencer.