Ian King (27 May 1937 — 24 July 2016) was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He spent the majority of his career at

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, making up one third of the legendary half-back line with

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and

Frank McLintock Francis McLintock (born 28 December 1939) is a Scottish former footballer, football manager and businessman. He also worked as a sports agent and football pundit in his later life. He began his career in Scottish Junior football with Shawfiel ...

. He made appearances in 244 Leicester City games, including 27 appearances in the

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, and 22 appearances in the League Cup, and 4 in the Cup Winners Cup. He made his first appearance for

on 11 September 1957, away against

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. King played as a defender, scoring a total of seven goals (including 1 goal in the

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). King died on 24 July 2016.King: 1937-2016

Honours

Leicester City *

runner-up: 1960–61 1962–63

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Ian 1937 births 2016 deaths Charlton Athletic F.C. players Men's association football central defenders Leicester City F.C. players Scottish men's footballers English Football League players People from Loanhead Arniston Rangers F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Footballers from Midlothian 20th-century Scottish sportsmen