Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ian King | ||
Date of birth | 27 May 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 24 July 2016 | (aged 79)||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1955–1957 | Arniston Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1965 | Leicester City | 244 | (6) |
1965–1968 | Charlton Athletic | 63 | (0) |
1968–1970 | Burton Albion | ||
Total | 307 | (6) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Ian King (27 May 1937 — 24 July 2016) was a Scottish football player. He spent the majority of his career at Leicester City, making up one third of the legendary half-back line with Colin Appleton and . He made appearances in 244 Leicester City games, including 27 appearances in the FA Cup, and 22 appearances in the League Cup, and 4 in the Cup Winners Cup.
He made his first appearance for Leicester City on 11 September 1957, away against Sheffield Wednesday. King played as a defender, scoring a total of seven goals (including 1 goal in the Football League Cup).
King died on 24 July 2016.