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nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> Raymond King<sup id="cite_ref-kent_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1924-08-15</span>)</span>15 August 1924<sup id="cite_ref-kent_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Place of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data birthplace" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Radcliffe,_Northumberland" title="Radcliffe, Northumberland">Radcliffe, Northumberland</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of death</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> 19 July 2014<span style="display:none">(2014-07-19)</span> (aged 89)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Place of death</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data deathplace" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Bangkok" title="Bangkok">Bangkok</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Height</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)<sup id="cite_ref-page_33_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-page_33-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Position(s)</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Goalkeeper_(association_football)" title="Goalkeeper (association football)">Goalkeeper</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Youth career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1942–1945</span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Newcastle United</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Senior career*</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Years</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b><abbr title="League appearances">Apps</abbr></b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(<abbr title="League goals">Gls</abbr>)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1945–1946</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Newcastle United</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 0</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1946–1947</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Leyton_Orient_F.C." title="Leyton Orient F.C.">Leyton Orient</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 1</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1948–1949</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Ashington_A.F.C." title="Ashington A.F.C.">Ashington</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1949–1957</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Port_Vale_F.C." title="Port Vale F.C.">Port Vale</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 252</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1957–1959</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Boston_United_F.C." title="Boston United F.C.">Boston United</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 26</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Total</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>279</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(0)</b></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">International career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1954</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/England_B_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="England B national football team">England B</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 1</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Managerial career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1957–1960</span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Boston_United_F.C." title="Boston United F.C.">Boston United</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1960–1963</span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Poole_Town_F.C." title="Poole Town F.C.">Poole Town</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1963</span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Sittingbourne_F.C." title="Sittingbourne F.C.">Sittingbourne</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-below" style="color:darkslategray; font-size:95%"> *Club domestic league appearances and goals</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Raymond King</b> (15 August 1924 – 19 July 2014) was an English <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">footballer</a> who played as a <a href="/wiki/Goalkeeper_(association_football)" title="Goalkeeper (association football)">goalkeeper</a>. He made 278 league and cup appearances in an 11-year career in the <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">Football League</a>. He was the younger brother of <a href="/wiki/Frank_King_(footballer)" title="Frank King (footballer)">Frank</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_King_(footballer,_born_1923)" title="George King (footballer, born 1923)">George King</a>. </p><p>He began his career with <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Newcastle United</a> but spent <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> in the army and also had to contend with a catalogue of injuries. After the war, he played for <a href="/wiki/Leyton_Orient_F.C." title="Leyton Orient F.C.">Leyton Orient</a>, before injury again forced him out of the professional game. He spent time with <a href="/wiki/Ashington_A.F.C." title="Ashington A.F.C.">Ashington</a> before making another comeback in May 1949, this time with <a href="/wiki/Port_Vale_F.C." title="Port Vale F.C.">Port Vale</a>. He was in goal for the "Valiants" in one of the club's <a href="/wiki/History_of_Port_Vale_F.C." title="History of Port Vale F.C.">brightest periods</a>, helping them to win the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division_North" title="Football League Third Division North">Third Division North</a> title and to reach the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup_semi-finals" title="FA Cup semi-finals">FA Cup semi-finals</a> in <a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1953–54 Port Vale F.C. season">1953–54</a>. He won one <a href="/wiki/Cap_(sport)" title="Cap (sport)">cap</a> for the <a href="/wiki/England_B_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="England B national football team">England "B" team</a>. He later went into management with <a href="/wiki/Non-League_football" title="Non-League football">non-League</a> clubs <a href="/wiki/Boston_United_F.C." title="Boston United F.C.">Boston United</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poole_Town_F.C." title="Poole Town F.C.">Poole Town</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sittingbourne_F.C." title="Sittingbourne F.C.">Sittingbourne</a>. He later worked as a physiotherapist and also spent time behind the scenes at <a href="/wiki/Oxford_United_F.C." title="Oxford United F.C.">Oxford United</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luton_Town_F.C." title="Luton Town F.C.">Luton Town</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southampton_F.C." title="Southampton F.C.">Southampton</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_King_(footballer)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Raymond King, the youngest of three brothers, was born in the <a href="/wiki/Northumberland" title="Northumberland">Northumberland</a> mining village of <a href="/wiki/Radcliffe,_Northumberland" title="Radcliffe, Northumberland">Radcliffe</a> on 15 August 1924.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The family were evicted from their colliery house after his father was suspected of instigating a miner's strike.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They briefly attempted to run a <a href="/wiki/Fish_and_chips" title="Fish and chips">fish and chip</a> shop, but had to give up the business when elder brother <a href="/wiki/Frank_King_(footballer)" title="Frank King (footballer)">Frank</a> accidentally burnt the house down.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At age eight, he moved with his family to the town of <a href="/wiki/Amble" title="Amble">Amble</a>, where his father had secured a position as a check weighman.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After he left school at age 14, King began a five-year <a href="/wiki/House_painter_and_decorator" title="House painter and decorator">painter and decorator</a> <a href="/wiki/Apprenticeship" title="Apprenticeship">apprenticeship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Not long after the outbreak of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, he spent two years serving in the <a href="/wiki/Home_Guard_(United_Kingdom)" title="Home Guard (United Kingdom)">Home Guard</a>, under the command of his father.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was enlisted into the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">army</a> in December 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served in the <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Own_Royal_Regiment_(Lancaster)" title="King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)">King's Own Royal Regiment</a>, leading his comrades to remark that "he even has his own regiment!".<sup id="cite_ref-page_33_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-page_33-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Club_career">Club career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_King_(footballer)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Club career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_career">Early career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_King_(footballer)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>King began his career playing wartime football for <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Newcastle United</a>, signing a <a href="/wiki/Association_football_contracts" title="Association football contracts">contract</a> of thirty shillings for every first-team appearance, plus a £10 signing-on fee.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made his first-team debut at age 17 against <a href="/wiki/Tyne%E2%80%93Wear_derby" title="Tyne–Wear derby">rivals</a> <a href="/wiki/Sunderland_A.F.C." title="Sunderland A.F.C.">Sunderland</a> at <a href="/wiki/St_James%27_Park" title="St James' Park">St James' Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-page_26_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-page_26-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his autobiography, he states that the night before his debut he slept at a teammate's house, and had to sleep in an armchair after the teammate made gay advances towards him in the only bed in the house.<sup id="cite_ref-page_26_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-page_26-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The match, the last of the <a href="/wiki/1941%E2%80%9342_in_English_football" title="1941–42 in English football">1941–42</a> season, finished level at 2–2.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, during an army cup final, he received a blow on his left knee that resulted in <a href="/wiki/Synovitis" title="Synovitis">synovitis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After recovering from this injury, defender <a href="/wiki/Ron_Suart" title="Ron Suart">Ron Suart</a> under-hit a <a href="/wiki/Back-pass_rule" title="Back-pass rule">back-pass</a>, and the resulting collision between King and the onrushing attacker led to a thumb injury.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He rose to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also guested for <a href="/wiki/Chester_City_F.C." title="Chester City F.C.">Chester City</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In goal for the "Seals" at <a href="/wiki/Goodison_Park" title="Goodison Park">Goodison Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lawton" title="Tommy Lawton">Tommy Lawton</a> hit a <a href="/wiki/Penalty_kick_(association_football)" title="Penalty kick (association football)">penalty</a> <a href="/wiki/Shooting_(association_football)" title="Shooting (association football)">shot</a> so hard that it <a href="/wiki/Bone_fracture" title="Bone fracture">broke</a> King's right <a href="/wiki/Wrist" title="Wrist">wrist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Face_to_face_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Face_to_face-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played 15 games at outside-right with his <a href="/wiki/Distal_radius_fracture" title="Distal radius fracture">broken wrist</a> in plaster.<sup id="cite_ref-Face_to_face_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Face_to_face-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After his recovery, he continued to play for the "Magpies" in 1945, but again broke his wrist after punching the crossbar in an attempt to <a href="/wiki/Save_(goaltender)" title="Save (goaltender)">save</a> a shot from <a href="/wiki/Bradford_(Park_Avenue)_A.F.C." title="Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C.">Bradford Park Avenue</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Len_Shackleton" title="Len Shackleton">Len Shackleton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He returned from his injury to play under <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Hewitt_(footballer)" title="Charlie Hewitt (footballer)">Charlie Hewitt</a> at <a href="/wiki/Leyton_Orient_F.C." title="Leyton Orient F.C.">Leyton Orient</a>. He broke his left wrist in his debut against <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Town_F.C." title="Northampton Town F.C.">Northampton Town</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He took his plaster off early and again broke the wrist in a <a href="/wiki/Reserve_team" title="Reserve team">reserve team</a> clash with <a href="/wiki/Charlton_Athletic_F.C." title="Charlton Athletic F.C.">Charlton Athletic</a>, leaving him in plaster until May 1947.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was his last game for the "O's", and soon after he departed <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Road" title="Brisbane Road">Brisbane Road</a>. After leaving the army, he returned to play in outfield Amble of the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Football_Alliance" title="Northern Football Alliance">Northern Alliance</a>, only to <a href="/wiki/Mandibular_fracture" title="Mandibular fracture">break his jaw</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He returned from injury once again and was signed to <a href="/wiki/North_Eastern_League" title="North Eastern League">North Eastern League</a> club <a href="/wiki/Ashington_A.F.C." title="Ashington A.F.C.">Ashington</a> in 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Port_Vale">Port Vale</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_King_(footballer)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Port Vale"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He joined his brother <a href="/wiki/George_King_(footballer,_born_1923)" title="George King (footballer, born 1923)">George</a> at <a href="/wiki/Port_Vale_F.C." title="Port Vale F.C.">Port Vale</a> in May 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-kent_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On his arrival King stated that <a href="/wiki/The_Old_Recreation_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="The Old Recreation Ground">The Old Recreation Ground</a> was like 'some shanty town out west' and compared the dressing room to 'a dungeon', despite which somehow he 'felt completely at home'.<sup id="cite_ref-kent_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He immediately established himself between the sticks, making 43 appearances to <a href="/wiki/George_Heppell" title="George Heppell">George Heppell</a>'s three in <a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1949–50 Port Vale F.C. season">1949–50</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kent_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, his brother was sold to <a href="/wiki/Barrow_A.F.C." title="Barrow A.F.C.">Barrow</a>. The two never played on the same team again. King featured 33 times in <a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1950–51 Port Vale F.C. season">1950–51</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Hodgson" title="Gordon Hodgson">Gordon Hodgson</a>'s last season as <a href="/wiki/Manager_(association_football)" title="Manager (association football)">manager</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kent_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> King survived <a href="/wiki/Ivor_Powell" title="Ivor Powell">Ivor Powell</a>'s 'reign of terror' at the start of the <a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season">1951–52</a> season, and remained with the "Valiants" for the beginning of <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Steele_(footballer)" title="Freddie Steele (footballer)">Freddie Steele</a>'s reign.<sup id="cite_ref-kent_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Powell never selected King, as club chairman William Holdcroft was in a dispute with King over accommodation he had given him.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> King played only 19 <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division_South" title="Football League Third Division South">Third Division South</a> that season and featured in just three <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division_North" title="Football League Third Division North">Third Division North</a> games in <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1952–53 Port Vale F.C. season">1952–53</a>, as <a href="/wiki/Ray_Hancock" title="Ray Hancock">Ray Hancock</a> briefly established himself as the club's preferred goalkeeper.<sup id="cite_ref-kent_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> King was once again injured, this time after Steele severely damaged his hand during a practice match, apparently whilst still angry with King for conceding a goal to his brother in a defeat to <a href="/wiki/Bradford_City_A.F.C." title="Bradford City A.F.C.">Bradford City</a> at <a href="/wiki/Valley_Parade" title="Valley Parade">Valley Parade</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1953–54 Port Vale F.C. season">1953–54</a> season was one of the most successful in Port Vale's history, as the club won the Third Division North title and reached the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> <a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_FA_Cup" title="1953–54 FA Cup">semi-finals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kent_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> King played all but one of Vale's 54 games that season, and was ably assisted by an 'Iron Curtain' defence consisting of <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Cheadle" title="Tommy Cheadle">Tommy Cheadle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reg_Potts" title="Reg Potts">Reg Potts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stan_Turner" title="Stan Turner">Stan Turner</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Roy_Sproson" title="Roy Sproson">Roy Sproson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kent_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He kept 29 clean sheets during the campaign, a <a href="/wiki/List_of_Port_Vale_F.C._records_and_statistics" title="List of Port Vale F.C. records and statistics">club record</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kent_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He achieved this despite playing the second half of the season with a chipped bone in his right knee, following a knock sustained in a defeat to <a href="/wiki/Hartlepool_United_F.C." title="Hartlepool United F.C.">Hartlepools United</a> at <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Hartlepool" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria Park, Hartlepool">Victoria Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He missed just one <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Second_Division" title="Football League Second Division">Second Division</a> game in the <a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1954–55 Port Vale F.C. season">1954–55</a> season. He played the FA Cup defeat to <a href="/wiki/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C." title="Tottenham Hotspur F.C.">Tottenham Hotspur</a> at <a href="/wiki/White_Hart_Lane" title="White Hart Lane">White Hart Lane</a> despite splitting open his hand.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the end of the season he was offered a £2,500 to throw the match against <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">promotion</a>-chasing <a href="/wiki/Rotherham_United_F.C." title="Rotherham United F.C.">Rotherham United</a>; he refused the offer and saved a penalty that would have secured the "Millers" a promotion into the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_First_Division" title="Football League First Division">First Division</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He featured 41 times in <a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1955–56 Port Vale F.C. season">1955–56</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-kent_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> despite spending a brief period on the sidelines after being 'pole-axed' at <a href="/wiki/Filbert_Street" title="Filbert Street">Filbert Street</a> by <a href="/wiki/Leicester_City_F.C." title="Leicester City F.C.">Leicester City</a> duo <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Rowley" title="Arthur Rowley">Arthur Rowley</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Gardner_(footballer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Willie Gardner (footballer) (page does not exist)">Willie Gardner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played 39 times in <a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1956–57 Port Vale F.C. season">1956–57</a>, but the arrival of new boss <a href="/wiki/Norman_Low" title="Norman Low">Norman Low</a> signalled the end of King's time at <a href="/wiki/Vale_Park" title="Vale Park">Vale Park</a> and the goalkeeper handed in a <a href="/wiki/Transfer_(association_football)" title="Transfer (association football)">transfer</a> request.<sup id="cite_ref-kent_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After 275 matches (23 FA Cup and 252 league) he was sold to <a href="/wiki/Boston_United_F.C." title="Boston United F.C.">Boston United</a> for £2,500 in July 1957, where he became <a href="/wiki/Player-coach" title="Player-coach">player-manager</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kent_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_career">International career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_King_(footballer)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: International career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>King made one international appearance for <a href="/wiki/England_B_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="England B national football team">England 'B'</a> on 22 May 1954 when he played the first half in a 2–0 defeat by their Swiss equivalents before giving way to <a href="/wiki/George_Thompson_(footballer,_born_1926)" title="George Thompson (footballer, born 1926)">George Thompson</a> at <a href="/wiki/Half-time" title="Half-time">half-time</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later toured with the full <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a> squad but never won a senior <a href="/wiki/Cap_(sport)" title="Cap (sport)">cap</a>. He instead sat on the bench as cover for <a href="/wiki/Reg_Matthews" title="Reg Matthews">Reg Matthews</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_King_(footballer)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>King managed <a href="/wiki/Boston_United_F.C." title="Boston United F.C.">Boston United</a> from 1957 to 1960. The "Pilgrims" were elected to the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Football_League" title="Southern Football League">Southern League</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Midland_Football_League_(1889)" title="Midland Football League (1889)">Midland League</a> in 1958. They finished third in <a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_Southern_Football_League" title="1958–59 Southern Football League">1958–59</a> and ninth in <a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Southern_Football_League" title="1959–60 Southern Football League">1959–60</a>. He departed <a href="/wiki/York_Street" title="York Street">York Street</a> after former chairman Ernest Malkensen returned to the club and re-appointed former manager <a href="/wiki/Ray_Middleton_(footballer)" title="Ray Middleton (footballer)">Ray Middleton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then took charge at <a href="/wiki/Poole_Town_F.C." title="Poole Town F.C.">Poole Town</a>, who had just released all but one of their first-team squad.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He won one promotion with the "Dolphins", as they finished as runners-up of the Southern League Division One in 1961–62.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also led them to the First Round of the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a>, before they then took <a href="/wiki/Watford_F.C." title="Watford F.C.">Watford</a> to a <a href="/wiki/Replay_(sports)" title="Replay (sports)">replay</a> following a 2–2 draw at <a href="/wiki/Vicarage_Road" title="Vicarage Road">Vicarage Road</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1963, he left Poole after only being offered a one-year contract and took the management post at <a href="/wiki/Sittingbourne_F.C." title="Sittingbourne F.C.">Sittingbourne</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he quickly left the "Brickies" after the club encountered trouble in paying his wages.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> King then coached at <a href="/wiki/Oxford_United_F.C." title="Oxford United F.C.">Oxford United</a> under <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Turner_(footballer,_born_1909)" title="Arthur Turner (footballer, born 1909)">Arthur Turner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He gave pre-match massages to <a href="/wiki/Ron_Atkinson" title="Ron Atkinson">Ron Atkinson</a>, who he stated had "the meatiest legs I had ever seen".<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> King was offered the management position at <a href="/wiki/Cambridge_United_F.C." title="Cambridge United F.C.">Cambridge United</a>. Instead, a pay rise convinced him to stay at the <a href="/wiki/Manor_Ground,_Oxford" class="mw-redirect" title="Manor Ground, Oxford">Manor Ground</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he was sacked by Turner for 'disloyalty' after he applied for the management position at <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_City_F.C." title="Cardiff City F.C.">Cardiff City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He made a return to the <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">Football League</a> in November 1971, when he was appointed <a href="/wiki/Youth_system" title="Youth system">youth team</a> manager at <a href="/wiki/Luton_Town_F.C." title="Luton Town F.C.">Luton Town</a> by <a href="/wiki/Harry_Haslam_(footballer,_born_1921)" title="Harry Haslam (footballer, born 1921)">Harry Haslam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His charges included future professionals <a href="/wiki/Andy_King_(footballer,_born_1956)" title="Andy King (footballer, born 1956)">Andy King</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alan_Biley" title="Alan Biley">Alan Biley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lil_Fuccillo" title="Lil Fuccillo">Lil Fuccillo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Carr_(footballer,_born_1957)" title="Dave Carr (footballer, born 1957)">Dave Carr</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he fell out with Haslam, and left <a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_Road" title="Kenilworth Road">Kenilworth Road</a> during the <a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Football_League" title="1974–75 Football League">1974–75</a> campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later did <a href="/wiki/Scout_(association_football)" title="Scout (association football)">scouting</a> work for <a href="/wiki/Southampton_F.C." title="Southampton F.C.">Southampton</a>, though he quit the role after finding his payment did not meet the costs of driving to watch the players he was scouting.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life_and_post-retirement">Personal life and post-retirement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_King_(footballer)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life and post-retirement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He married wife Norma in October 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were one month off celebrating their golden <a href="/wiki/Wedding_anniversary" title="Wedding anniversary">wedding anniversary</a>, when Norma died.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Together they had a son, Gary, in 1951; he became an educator, who taught in <a href="/wiki/Bermuda" title="Bermuda">Bermuda</a>, New York, and Thailand.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After leaving Oxford, King dabbled in <a href="/wiki/Physical_therapy" title="Physical therapy">physiotherapy</a> and worked as a masseur at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Brize_Norton" title="RAF Brize Norton">RAF Brize Norton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He failed to find success as a private masseur in <a href="/wiki/Poole" title="Poole">Poole</a>, his only customer being a man who left after he discovered his belief that his wife Norma would be giving the massage was erroneous.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later worked as a salesman before becoming a P.E. instructor; in this capacity, he taught aspiring cricketer <a href="/wiki/Mark_Austin_(journalist)" title="Mark Austin (journalist)">Mark Austin</a>, who went on to become a well-known journalist.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After leaving Luton, King was employed by the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Education" title="Department for Education">Department for Education</a> as a <a href="/wiki/House_painter_and_decorator" title="House painter and decorator">painting and decorating</a> supervisor for a government training programme.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Returning to physiotherapy, he built up a list of clients, including <a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Face_to_face_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Face_to_face-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a physiotherapist in the early 1990s, he was accused of sexually assaulting a female patient, and cleared his name following a four-day trial. He released an autobiography entitled <i>Hands, Feet and Balls</i>, of which only 1,500 copies were printed. In 2011, he released a second book, entitled <i>To the End of the Road</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also wrote columns for the <i><a href="/wiki/Bangkok_Post" title="Bangkok Post">Bangkok Post</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-rip_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rip-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>The Ambler</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a newspaper based in his home town of <a href="/wiki/Amble" title="Amble">Amble</a>. </p><p>King died after a fall at his home in <a href="/wiki/Bangkok" title="Bangkok">Bangkok</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> on 19 July 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-rip_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rip-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_King_(footballer)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Club </th> <th rowspan="2">Season </th> <th rowspan="2">Division </th> <th colspan="2">League </th> <th colspan="2">FA Cup </th> <th colspan="2">Total </th></tr> <tr> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals</th> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals</th> <th>Apps</th> <th>Goals </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Newcastle United</a> </td> <td>1945–46 </td> <td> </td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leyton_Orient_F.C." title="Leyton Orient F.C.">Leyton Orient</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946%E2%80%9347_Leyton_Orient_F.C._season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1946–47 Leyton Orient F.C. season (page does not exist)">1946–47</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division_South" title="Football League Third Division South">Third Division South</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Port_Vale_F.C." title="Port Vale F.C.">Port Vale</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1949–50 Port Vale F.C. season">1949–50</a> </td> <td>Third Division South </td> <td>39</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>43</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1950–51 Port Vale F.C. season">1950–51</a> </td> <td>Third Division South </td> <td>29</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>33</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season">1951–52</a> </td> <td>Third Division South </td> <td>19</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>19</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1952–53 Port Vale F.C. season">1952–53</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division_North" title="Football League Third Division North">Third Division North</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1953–54 Port Vale F.C. season">1953–54</a> </td> <td>Third Division North </td> <td>45</td> <td>0</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>53</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1954–55 Port Vale F.C. season">1954–55</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Second_Division" title="Football League Second Division">Second Division</a> </td> <td>41</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>44</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1955–56 Port Vale F.C. season">1955–56</a> </td> <td>Second Division </td> <td>39</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>41</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1956–57 Port Vale F.C. season">1956–57</a> </td> <td>Second Division </td> <td>37</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>39</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th>252</th> <th>0</th> <th>23</th> <th>0</th> <th>275</th> <th>0 </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Boston_United_F.C." title="Boston United F.C.">Boston United</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1957%E2%80%9358_Midland_Football_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1957–58 Midland Football League (page does not exist)">1957–58</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Midland_Football_League_(1889)" title="Midland Football League (1889)">Midland League</a> </td> <td>26</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>29</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_Southern_Football_League" title="1958–59 Southern Football League">1958–59</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Football_League" title="Southern Football League">Southern League</a><br />North-West </td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th>26</th> <th>0</th> <th>3</th> <th>0</th> <th>29</th> <th>0 </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">Career total </th> <th>279</th> <th>0</th> <th>28</th> <th>0</th> <th>307</th> <th>0 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_King_(footballer)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Port Vale</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division_North" title="Football League Third Division North">Football League Third Division North</a>: <a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1953–54 Port Vale F.C. season">1953–54</a><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b>Poole Town</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Football_League" 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title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781844269501" title="Special:BookSources/9781844269501"><bdi>9781844269501</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=To+the+End+of+the+Road&rft.pages=77&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=9781844269501&rft.aulast=King&rft.aufirst=Ray&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARay+King+%28footballer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKing2011" class="citation cs2">King, Ray (2011), <i>To the End of the Road</i>, p. 80, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781844269501" title="Special:BookSources/9781844269501"><bdi>9781844269501</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=To+the+End+of+the+Road&rft.pages=80&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=9781844269501&rft.aulast=King&rft.aufirst=Ray&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARay+King+%28footballer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 152</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 153</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 154</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 155</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 156</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 157</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 161</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 163</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 178</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 179</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 184</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 192</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 90</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKing2011" class="citation cs2">King, Ray (2011), <i>To the End of the Road</i>, p. 232, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781844269501" title="Special:BookSources/9781844269501"><bdi>9781844269501</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=To+the+End+of+the+Road&rft.pages=232&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=9781844269501&rft.aulast=King&rft.aufirst=Ray&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARay+King+%28footballer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 100</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 164</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 165</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 173</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKing1998">King 1998</a>, p. 186</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrooks2011" class="citation news cs1">Brooks, Robert (24 March 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/tales_from_between_the_sticks_1_3212893">"Tales from between the sticks"</a>. <i>Northumberland Gazette</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 July</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Northumberland+Gazette&rft.atitle=Tales+from+between+the+sticks&rft.date=2011-03-24&rft.aulast=Brooks&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northumberlandgazette.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal-news%2Ftales_from_between_the_sticks_1_3212893&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARay+King+%28footballer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rip-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-rip_54-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rip_54-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140812165744/http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Port-Vale-legend-Ray-King-dies-home-Thailand/story-21741226-detail/story.html">"Valiants' legend Ray King dies in Thailand aged 89"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sentinel_(Staffordshire)" title="The Sentinel (Staffordshire)">The Sentinel</a></i>. 22 July 2014. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Port-Vale-legend-Ray-King-dies-home-Thailand/story-21741226-detail/story.html">the original</a> on 12 August 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 July</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Sentinel&rft.atitle=Valiants%27+legend+Ray+King+dies+in+Thailand+aged+89&rft.date=2014-07-22&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stokesentinel.co.uk%2FPort-Vale-legend-Ray-King-dies-home-Thailand%2Fstory-21741226-detail%2Fstory.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARay+King+%28footballer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theambler.co.uk/category/entertainment/blogs/ray-king">"Archives for Ray King"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 February</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=bufc.drfox.org.uk&rft.atitle=Statistics+Season+1957%2F58&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bufc.drfox.org.uk%2Fstats57.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARay+King+%28footballer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-58">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/stats58.html">"Statistics Season 1958/59"</a>. <i>bufc.drfox.org.uk</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 February</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=bufc.drfox.org.uk&rft.atitle=Statistics+Season+1958%2F59&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bufc.drfox.org.uk%2Fstats58.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARay+King+%28footballer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSherwinAskey2013" class="citation cs2">Sherwin, Phil; Askey, Steve (2013), <i>Men of Steele: The story of Port Vale's stunning 1953/54 season</i>, Pass Publishing, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9926579-1-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-9926579-1-8"><bdi>978-0-9926579-1-8</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Men+of+Steele%3A+The+story+of+Port+Vale%27s+stunning+1953%2F54+season&rft.pub=Pass+Publishing&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=978-0-9926579-1-8&rft.aulast=Sherwin&rft.aufirst=Phil&rft.au=Askey%2C+Steve&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARay+King+%28footballer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <dl><dt>General</dt></dl> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKing1998" class="citation cs2">King, Ray (1998), <i>Hands, Feet & Balls</i>, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0953446700" title="Special:BookSources/0953446700"><bdi>0953446700</bdi></a></cite><span 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vcard"><span class="fn org summary">Vaughton</span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1935</span>–36)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary">Greaves</span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1936</span>–37)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Tunstall" title="Fred Tunstall">Tunstall</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1937</span>–48)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/James_McGrahan" title="James McGrahan">McGrahan</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1948</span>–49)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Ithell" title="Jimmy Ithell">Ithell</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1950</span>–52)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Tunstall" title="Fred Tunstall">Tunstall</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1952</span>–54)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Middleton_(footballer)" title="Ray Middleton (footballer)">Middleton</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1954</span>–57)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">King</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1957</span>–60)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Middleton_(footballer)" title="Ray Middleton (footballer)">Middleton</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1960</span>–61)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Todd_(footballer)" title="Paul Todd (footballer)">Todd</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1961</span>–64)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Tunstall" title="Fred Tunstall">Tunstall</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1964</span>–65)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Don_Donovan" title="Don Donovan">Donovan</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1965</span>–69)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Smith_(footballer,_born_1940)" title="Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940)">Smith</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1969</span>–72)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Keith_Jobling" title="Keith Jobling">Jobling</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1972</span>–75)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Howard_Wilkinson" title="Howard Wilkinson">Wilkinson</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1975</span>–76)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary">F. Taylor & <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Bolland" title="Gordon Bolland">Bolland</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1976</span>–77)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Walker_(footballer)" title="Mickey Walker (footballer)">Walker</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1977</span>–79)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary">Phelan</span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1979</span>–81)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_Froggatt" title="John Froggatt">Froggatt</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1981</span>–84)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Mann" title="Arthur Mann">Mann</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1984</span>–86)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ray_O%27Brien" title="Ray O'Brien">O'Brien</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1986</span>–87)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/George_Kerr_(footballer)" title="George Kerr (footballer)">Kerr</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1987</span>–90)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Cusack" title="Dave Cusack">Cusack</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1990</span>–92)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Morris_(English_footballer)" title="Peter Morris (English footballer)">Morris</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1992</span>–94)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Mel_Sterland" title="Mel Sterland">Sterland</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1994</span>–96)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Fee" title="Greg Fee">Fee</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1996</span>–98)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Evans_(footballer,_born_1962)" title="Steve Evans (footballer, born 1962)">Evans</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1998</span>–2002)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Neil_Thompson" title="Neil Thompson">Thompson</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2002</span>–04)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Rodwell" title="Jim Rodwell">Rodwell</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2004</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Evans_(footballer,_born_1962)" title="Steve Evans (footballer, born 1962)">Evans</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2004</span>–07)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Taylor_(footballer,_born_1951)" title="Tommy Taylor (footballer, born 1951)">T. Taylor</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2007</span>–08)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Welsh" title="Steve Welsh">Welsh</a></span></span> (<span 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class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary">Drury</span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2012</span>–13)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Greene_(footballer)" title="Dennis Greene (footballer)">Greene</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2013</span>–16)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Adam_Murray" title="Adam Murray">Murray</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2016</span>–2017)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary">Elliott</span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2017</span>–22)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a 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