Johnny King (footballer, born 1926)

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]

References
  1. King's Football League career stats at Neil Brown
  2. "Players". filbertstreet.net. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  3. "Wembley - Saturday 30th April: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Leicester City 1". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
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