Teddy King

Teddy King
Personal information
Date of birth7 July 1884
Place of birthLeicester, England
Date of death1952
Playing positionwing half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1906?-1922?Leicester Fosse/City227(26)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Edwin "Teddy" King (7 July 1884 - 1952) was a footballer who played for Leicester City in the Football League, either side of World War I. He played as a wing half, and joined Leicester Fosse (as City were then called) after playing for a number of local sides.[1]

He made a total of 236 senior appearances for Leicester, plus another 121 wartime appearances.[2]

He also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire in two matches in the 1925 season, playing as a wicketkeeper.[3]

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. filbertstreet.net stats
  3. "Player profile: Teddy King". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2013.