Career
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. At Wrexham, King made 92 League appearances, scoring 5 goals.
King"s final League club was Cardiff City, where he made 30 appearances, before joining Limerick City in Ireland.
Coaching career
In 1987, King advised then Shrewsbury Town player David Moyes to his first coaching role, at Concord College. King left his position as manager of Telford United to manage former club Shrewsbury Town in May 1997.
He was sacked in November 1999. He later returned to Telford United, before being sacked in April 2004.
King was appointed First Team Coach at Aberystwyth Town in June 2009.
