Career
King signed for from local side Pegasus in 1956, but it was not until 1959, when he was on the verge of completing National Service that he was available for every game. He responded by equalling Kevin McCurley"s 30 League goals in-a-season club record including a trio of hat tricks. In total, he notched six hat-tricks in U"s colours.
The pair scored nearly 200 goals between them in under four seasons, before Hunt moved to Northampton Town in 1964.
In 1964, King was sold to Wrexham by Colchester manager Neil Franklin, where he scored 15 goals in 45 league appearances. King holds the record for most league goals (130 between 1959 and 1965) and jointy holds the record for most goals scored in a match (4 - shared with Bobby Hunt and Chris Iwelumo).
He also jointly holds the record for most hat-tricks scored (5 - shared with Arthur Pritchard, Arthur Turner and Tony Adcock). In December 2008, King was due to be Colchester"s guest for a game with Scunthorpe United, but a ruptured aortic aneurysm left him seriously ill with severe bleeding to his stomach.
He was later allowed home to begin his path back to full health.