Personal information | |||
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Full name | Derek Albert King | ||
Date of birth | 15 August 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
Date of death | 16 June 2003 | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Huntingdon, England | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1945–1956 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | (0) |
1956 | Swansea City | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Derek Albert King (15 August 1929 – 16 June 2003) was an English professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City. [1]
King attended the Glynn Road School, Hackney. [2] After leaving school aged 14 he trained as a tie maker and played his early football for Alexander Palace football club in 1945. King joined Tottenham Hotspur as a junior in the season of 1945–46. After completing two years National Service serving with the Grenadier Guards he returned to Tottenham and in 1950 he became a full-time player. [2] He made his senior debut in a 1–0 home win against Fulham on 20 August 1951. The central defender made 19 appearances for the Spurs [3] before transferring to Swansea City in August 1956. A resolute player he featured in five matches with the Vetch Field club in 1956 before a recurring knee injury ended his senior career in December 1956. King attempted a comeback at Ted Ditchburn's Romford in 1959. [4]
After retiring from football King used his skills as a tie maker when he was employed by Spurs legend Dave Mackay at his tie business. He later worked as a school caretaker. At one time he lived adjacent to White Hart Lane at Paxton Road and maintained a close interest in football up to his death at a Huntingdon nursing home in 2003. [2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Derek Albert King | ||
Date of birth | 15 August 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
Date of death | 16 June 2003 | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Huntingdon, England | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1945–1956 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | (0) |
1956 | Swansea City | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Derek Albert King (15 August 1929 – 16 June 2003) was an English professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City. [1]
King attended the Glynn Road School, Hackney. [2] After leaving school aged 14 he trained as a tie maker and played his early football for Alexander Palace football club in 1945. King joined Tottenham Hotspur as a junior in the season of 1945–46. After completing two years National Service serving with the Grenadier Guards he returned to Tottenham and in 1950 he became a full-time player. [2] He made his senior debut in a 1–0 home win against Fulham on 20 August 1951. The central defender made 19 appearances for the Spurs [3] before transferring to Swansea City in August 1956. A resolute player he featured in five matches with the Vetch Field club in 1956 before a recurring knee injury ended his senior career in December 1956. King attempted a comeback at Ted Ditchburn's Romford in 1959. [4]
After retiring from football King used his skills as a tie maker when he was employed by Spurs legend Dave Mackay at his tie business. He later worked as a school caretaker. At one time he lived adjacent to White Hart Lane at Paxton Road and maintained a close interest in football up to his death at a Huntingdon nursing home in 2003. [2]