Andy King (footballer born 1956)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Edward King | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Luton, Bedfordshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 May 2015 (aged 58) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1974 | Luton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1976 | Luton Town | 33 | (9) |
| 1976–1980 | Everton | 151 | (38) |
| 1980–1981 | Queens Park Rangers | 30 | (9) |
| 1981–1982 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | (4) |
| 1982–1984 | Everton | 44 | (11) |
| 1984–1985 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 13 | (1) |
| 1985 | Örebro SK | 11 | (4) |
| 1985 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | (10) |
| 1985–1986 | Luton Town | 3 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Aldershot | 36 | (11) |
| 1987–1989 | Aylesbury United | 2 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Waterford United | 2 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Cobh Ramblers | 6 | (1) |
| 1989 | KePS | 1 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Southport | 2 | (1) |
| Total | 387 | (99) | |
| National team | |||
| 1976–1978 | England U21 | 2 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1989 | Waterford United | ||
| 1993–1996 | Mansfield Town | ||
| 2000–2001 | Swindon Town | ||
| 2001–2005 | Swindon Town | ||
| 2006–2007 | Grays Athletic | ||
| 2013–2014 | Northampton Town (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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Andrew Edward King (14 August 1956 – 27 May 2015) was an English professional footballer. He was capped twice by England at Under-21 level.
King was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, and began his career as an apprentice with his home town side, Luton Town, turning professional in July 1974. He left to join Everton in April 1976 for a fee of £35,000 and became a crowd favourite with his tremendous skills in midfield and a knack for scoring goals. Most notably he scored a spectacular goal to win Everton's first Merseyside derby for seven years in 1978.
During this period he won two England under-21 caps, but never played for the national team. He joined Queens Park Rangers in September 1980 and made his debut against Sheffield Wednesday. King was the first QPR player to score on the famous 'plastic pitch' in the opening game, although Rangers lost 1–2 to Luton Town. In all King played 30 league games for QPR scoring 9 goals before a transfer to West Bromwich Albion in September 1981.
King returned to Everton in July 1982 for two seasons, subsequently playing for Dutch side Cambuur Leeuwarden then Swedish team Örebro SK, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1985. He returned to Luton Town in December the same year, but made just three league appearances before moving to Aldershot in August 1986. He retired from the professional game at the end of the following season in May 1987.
Overall his league playing career spanned 14 years, in which he scored more than 80 goals across more than 310 league appearances.
King was appointed player/manager of Irish top division team Waterford United in January 1989, after Peter Thomas resigned. However, after only two league appearances he left the club by mutual consent seven weeks later.
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