William Jess Knox (born 9 September 1937) is a Scottish former football player and manager, who played as a wing half.
[1] He played in local junior football with Annbank United before beginning his senior career with Raith Rovers in 1955.
He left Forfar in 1963 after making 91 league appearances and scoring 4 goals, returning to junior football in his native Ayrshire with Irvine Victoria.
In the 1986 final against Pollok, Knox demonstrated his apparent lack of concern at going 2–0 down early on by calmly eating an egg sandwich on the touchline; Auchinleck went on to win the match 3–2.
[4] After leaving Auchinleck, Knox managed their local rivals Cumnock Juniors, but didn't repeat his earlier success, with the team being relegated.