Johnny King

Football player

1932 –

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Who is Johnny King?

John William "Johnny" King is a former English footballer who played in the Football League for Cardiff City, Crewe Alexandra and Stoke City.

King began his career with his local side Crewe Alexandra in 1950. He formed a good partnership with Frank Blunstone and the pair were highly wanted by other clubs. King joined Stoke City for £8,000 and soon began to show his worth. He spent eight seasons at the Victoria Ground making 311 appearances scoring 113 goals to became one of the clubs greatest goalscorers. He later played for Cardiff City and made a return to his home town team, Crewe Alexandra.

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Born
Aug 9, 1932
Wrenbury
Lived in
  • Wrenbury

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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