Career
He also served on the Welsh Fédération internationale de football association List. Domestic
King became a Football League linesman in 1977 and three years later was promoted to the referees List, aged thirty three. He featured quite frequently in the top division over the next few years and was selected as one of the first Premier League referees for 1992-1993 while also continuing to referee Football League matches.
King served two years on the Premier List.
In December 1993 he handled a fourth round replay in the English League Cup which saw Wimbledon (now MK Dons) beat Liverpool 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw following extra time. This proved to be his final game.
He was having injury problems, as he had at various points in his career, and as a result left the List at the end of season 1993-1994, a year before he was due to reach retirement age. International & Europe
Internationally, he refereed the England against Northern Ireland Home International at Wembley in 1983.
He also regularly refereed in Europe.
In February 1981 he officiated at the Netherlands versus Cyprus World Cup qualifying match for the 1982 tournament. He controlled two European Championships qualifiers - Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics versus Norway in 1986 and, coincidentally, in 1991 the same teams again, this time in Oslo. Shortly afterwards, he retired compulsorily from the Fédération internationale de football association list due to age restrictions.
Controversial Lifestyle
King declared he always accepted the bribes, his gift of choice being prostitutes.
Despite accusations, Union of European Football Associations and Fédération internationale de football association never recognized any truth to the stories of Howard King. In 2005 King was reported to police after being spotted in a taxi cab parked at Garwnant Woodlands Park, an area notorious for people meeting up to take part in or watch sexual
Wife Sian, 43, was horrified by the incident.
