As a new signing for Villa, McKnight played in the benefit match held for Small Heath player, Chris Charsley, ahead of his retirement; despite the admission charge being increased for the occasion,[2] around 6,000 spectators turned up to watch a schoolboys' match followed by the main attraction. In an encounter described by the Birmingham Daily Post as "perhaps the closest and most exciting ever played on the field", Villa drew 2–2 with a Small Heath eleven.[3] A substantial sum was raised.[4]
^Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN1-899468-67-6.
^Notes on Sport. Birmingham Daily Post. p. 8. 21 April 1890.
^Football. Aston Villa v. Small Heath. Birmingham Daily Post. p. 7. 6 May 1890.
^Notes on Sport. Birmingham Daily Post. p. 7. 12 May 1890.
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