Ian King (footballer)

Ian King (27 May 1937 — 24 July 2016) was a Scottish footballer. He spent the majority of his career at Leicester City, making up one third of the legendary half-back line with Colin Appleton and Frank McLintock.^[1] He made appearances in 244 Leicester City games, including 27 appearances in the FA Cup, and 22 appearances in the League Cup, and 4 in the Cup Winners Cup.

Ian King

Personal information
Full name	Ian King
Date of birth	(1937-05-27)27 May 1937
Place of birth	Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
Date of death	24 July 2016(2016-07-24) (aged 79)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1955–1957	Arniston Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1965	Leicester City	244	(6)
1965–1968	Charlton Athletic	63	(0)
1968–1970	Burton Albion
Total		307	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made his first appearance for Leicester City on 11 September 1957, away against Sheffield Wednesday. King played as a defender, scoring a total of seven goals (including 1 goal in the Football League Cup).

King died on 24 July 2016.^[2]

Honours

Leicester City

• FA Cup runner-up: 1960–61^[3] 1962–63^[3]