Jack King (footballer, born 1985)
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Jack Andrew King (born 20 August 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jack Andrew King[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1985-08-20) 20 August 1985 (age 38)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | Oxford United | ||
1999–2004 | Swansea City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004 | Didcot Town | 13 | (2) |
2004–2005 | Brackley Town | 34 | (6) |
2005–2009 | Didcot Town | ||
2009–2011 | Farnborough | 82 | (19) |
2011–2012 | Woking | 37 | (8) |
2012–2015 | Preston North End | 78 | (7) |
2015–2017 | Scunthorpe United | 36 | (1) |
2016–2017 | → Stevenage (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Stevenage | 48 | (2) |
2018–2020 | Ebbsfleet United | 68 | (3) |
Total | 416 | (49) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
After spells in the youth academies at Oxford United and Swansea City respectively, King played for local club Didcot Town in 2004. He subsequently joined Brackley Town in August 2004, before returning to Didcot a year later. He spent four years at Didcot before joining Farnborough, where he helped the club earn promotion to the Conference South. King then signed for Woking ahead of the 2011–12 season, with the club winning the Conference South title during his one season there.
A move into full-time professional football followed when he joined League One club Preston North End in 2012. He spent three seasons at Preston, culminating in promotion to the Championship during the 2014–15 season. King then signed for Scunthorpe United in the summer of 2015. He joined League Two club Stevenage on loan in August 2016, with the deal being made permanent in January 2017. King was released by Stevenage in May 2018 and subsequently signed for Ebbsfleet United of the National League a month later. He spent two years at Stonebridge Road before retiring from professional football in May 2020.