Jake King (footballer, born 1955)

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For the Australian rules footballer, see Jake King.

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Jake King
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-01-29) 29 January 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
– Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1982 Shrewsbury Town 306 (20)
1982–1985 Wrexham 92 (5)
1985–1986 Cardiff City 30 (0)
– Limerick City ? (?)
Total 428 (25)
Managerial career
19xx–1999 Telford United
1997–1999 Shrewsbury Town
20xx–2004 Telford United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jake King (born 29 January 1955)[1] is a Scottish football manager and former professional player.

Career

Playing career

King, who played as a full back, began as an apprentice with Shrewsbury Town, before making his professional debut in 1971. King made a total of 306 appearances in the Football League for Shrewsbury, scoring 20 goals, before leaving in 1982 to join Wrexham.[2] At Wrexham, King made 92 League appearances, scoring 5 goals.[3] King's final League club was Cardiff City, where he made 30 appearances, before joining Limerick City in Ireland.[4]

Coaching career

In 1987, King advised then Shrewsbury Town player David Moyes to his first coaching role, at Concord College.[5]

King left his position as manager of Telford United to manage former club Shrewsbury Town in May 1997; he was sacked in November 1999.[6] He later returned to Telford United, before being sacked in April 2004.[7]

King was appointed First Team Coach at Aberystwyth Town in June 2009.[8]

Personal life

King's son Jordan is also a footballer, and played under his father at Telford United.[9]

References

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