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Jake King (born 29 January 1955)[1] is a Scottish football manager and former professional player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | 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) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 19xx–1999 | Telford United | ||
| 1997–1999 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| 20xx–2004 | Telford United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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] On 3 October 1984, away to FC Porto in the first round of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, he scored twice in the first half of a 4–3 away defeat as Wrexham beat the Portuguese on the away goals rule.[4] King's final League club was Cardiff City, where he made 30 appearances, before joining Limerick City in Ireland.[5]
Coaching career
In 1987, King advised then Shrewsbury Town player David Moyes to his first coaching role, at Concord College.[6]
King left his position as manager of Telford United to manage former club Shrewsbury Town in May 1997; he was sacked in November 1999.[7] He later returned to Telford United, before being sacked in April 2004.[8]
King was appointed First Team Coach at Aberystwyth Town in June 2009.[9]
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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.[10]
Another of King's sons, Jordan, is also a footballer, and played under his father at Telford United.[11]
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