Alan Knight

Alan Knight, 65, died on September 1, 2026. Alan Knight was known publicly as an English footballer (Portsmouth) and coach (Horndean, Dorchester Town). Alan Edward Knight MBE (3 July 1961 – 1 September 2026) was an English professional football player and manager. He held the record for the most appearances for a single club by a goalkeeper, having played 683 league games (and 801 games overall) for Portsmouth between 1978 and 2000; this superseded Peter Bonetti's record of exactly 600 goalkeeping appearances for Chelsea. He helped Portsmouth to the 1992 FA Cup semi final which they lost on a penalty shootout to Liverpool. In addition to his goalkeeping record, he was the second-longest serving Portsmouth player of all time behind Jimmy Dickinson. He was capped at under-21 international level, but was never selected for the full England squad. Public biographical listings identify Knight as an English footballer (Portsmouth) and coach (Horndean, Dorchester Town). This public record remains centered on Knight's work as an English footballer (Portsmouth) and coach (Horndean, Dorchester Town) and the documented milestones of that career.