Steve King (football manager)

Steve King
Personal information
Full nameSteven King
Club information
Current team
Whitehawk (manager)
Teams managed
YearsTeam
2003–2008Lewes
2008–2009Northwich Victoria
2009–2011Farnborough
2011–2012Lewes
2012–2013Macclesfield Town
2014–Whitehawk

Steven King is an English football manager who is currently the manager of Conference South side Whitehawk.

Career

As manager of Lewes, he took them from the Isthmian League Division One South to the Conference National in five years.[1] However after new owners took over his contract was not renewed.[2] He was appointed as manager of Conference team Northwich Victoria on 4 November.[3] He resigned as manager on 21 February 2009, with the team second bottom of the Conference, citing problems off the pitch.[4]

His next move was to Farnborough, where he signed a two-year contract in May 2009.[5] In his first season, 2009–10, Farnborough were Southern League Premier Division Champions.[6] In the 2010–11 season (despite a player embargo), Farnborough finished second in the Conference South only to lose 4–2 to Ebbsfleet United in the Play-off Final.[7] He left the club at the end of the season, before returning to Lewes.[8]

King was suspended by Lewes[9] pending an internal investigation on 11 January 2012. On 18 January, Lewes announced that King had left his position by "mutual consent".[10]

In May 2012 he was appointed as manager of Macclesfield Town.[11] In the 2012/2013 FA cup King took non-league Macclesfield Town to the FA Cup 4th round. This was the furthest the club had got in FA Cup history. In the first round they comfortably dispatched League One high fliers Swindon Town 2–0. In the 3rd round King's men pulled off a shock result beating Championship table toppers Cardiff City, 2-1. They were drawn against Wigan Athletic of the Premiership in the 4th round. The Silkmen played out of their skin, to just suffer a 1–0 loss, the goal was a penalty early on. On 3 April 2013 – following a 3–1 defeat against Grimsby at the Moss Rose – King was sacked as Macclesfield manager alongside first team coach Pablo Asensio.[12]

A club statement released on 6 April 2013 stated that there had been a number of off-the-field issues, including the day-to-day preparation of the team, which became a real concern. It was therefore necessary, in the best interests of the football club, to make this change [of manager].[12]

On 10 February 2014, King returned to football management to take over at Whitehawk.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Lewes are promoted as champions". BBC Sport. 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Lewes appoint Keehan as manager". BBC Sport. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  3. ↑ "Vics appoint ex-Lewes boss King". BBC Sport. 2008-11-04. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  4. ↑ Simpson, Andrew (2009-02-21). "Northwich kicked out of Conference". Northwich Guardian. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  5. ↑ "King Takes 'Boro Throne". Farnborough F.C. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
  6. ↑ "Farnborough Champions". Farnborough F.C. 2010-04-24.
  7. ↑ "Farnborough will challenge again next season says Steve King". BBC Sport. 2011-05-16.
  8. ↑ "King returns at Lewes". The Argus. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "Manager Steve King Suspended by Lewes FC". Non-League Chat. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Lewes Football Club and Steve King part company ‘by mutual consent’". The Sussex Express. 18 Jan 2011. Retrieved 19 Jan 2011.
  11. ↑ "King appointed at Macclesfield". NonLeagueDaily.com. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Macclesfield Town: Steve King sacked as manager". BBC Sport. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  13. ↑ "King takes over at Whitehawk". The Argus. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2014-05-31.