Johnny King (footballer, born 1926) explained

John King (5 November 1926 – 11 January 2010) was an English footballer who played as a wing half for Leicester City in the 1940s and 1950s.[1]

He was born in Great Gidding and first played for Peterborough United[1] before joining Leicester in September 1943.[2] He made 197 Football League appearances[1] and played for the Foxes in the 1949 FA Cup Final,[3] and remained with the club until July 1955.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player5/johnnyking.html King's Football League career stats at Neil Brown
  2. Web site: Players . filbertstreet.net . 2 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110509041547/http://www.filbertstreet.net/players.php3 . 9 May 2011 .
  3. Web site: Wembley - Saturday 30th April: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Leicester City 1. fa-cupfinals.co.uk. 2 May 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717035805/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1949.htm. 17 July 2011. dmy-all.

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