Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 November 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Ferndale, Wales | ||
Date of death | December 1982 (aged 49) | ||
Place of death | Australia | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1950–1964 | Swansea City | 368 | (0) |
1964–1965 | Bath City | ||
1965 | Sydney Prague | ||
National team | |||
1954 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
John King (29 November 1933 – 1982) was a Welsh footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper.
Born in Ferndale, King spent his entire professional career with Swansea City, making 368 appearances in the Football League between 1950 and 1964.[1]
After leaving Swansea, Williams spent time in non-league football with Bath City,[2] before moving to Australia to play for Sydney Prague.[3]
He also earned one international cap for Wales in 1954.[4]
King died in Australia in December 1982.[2]