Jake King (footballer, born 1955)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 19xx–1999 | Telford United | ||
| 1997–1999 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| 20xx–2004 | Telford United | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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]
Business interests
King worked as a chef before his professional playing career and since has also run restaurants. He ran a restaurant in Ireland for five years, commuting from England to personally run the kitchen. He later acquired a public house called The Cross Gates at Ford near Shrewsbury which three years later he converted into a restaurant called Smokestop BBQ, and ran it as an American smokehouse with his wife and son before selling the business in 2016.[9]
Personal life
Another of King's sons, Jordan, is also a footballer, and played under his father at Telford United.[10]
References
- ↑ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ↑ "SHREWSBURY TOWN : 1950/51 - 2002/03 & 2004/05 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "WREXHAM : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "CARDIFF CITY : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ Viney, Matthew (9 May 2013). "David Moyes: From Shrews to Manchester United?". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "Brief Club History". Shrewsbury Town F.C. official website. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "KING SACKED BY TELFORD". NonLeagueDaily.com. 28 April 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "JAKE KING'S BACK". NonLeagueDaily.com. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "Ex-footballer and his family hang up their aprons after restaurant venture". Shropshire Star. 28 July 2016. p. 13.Report by Andy Richardson.
- ↑ "KING IS KING'S ONLY DOUBT". NonLeagueDaily.com. 14 February 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2010.