Liam King (footballer)

Liam King
Personal information
Full name Liam King
Date of birth (1987-12-31) 31 December 1987
Place of birth Rainworth, England[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Gainsborough Trinity
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Rotherham United 7 (0)
2008 → Altrincham (loan) 16 (0)
2009–2013 Matlock Town 198 (28)
2013–2016 North Ferriby United 205 (62)
2016–2017 Halifax Town 30 (7)
2017– Gainsborough Trinity 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Liam King (born 31 December 1987) is an English footballer who plays in central midfield for Gainsborough Trinity of the National League North.

Career

On 1 January 2008 King joined Altrincham on a month-long loan, making his first team debut the same day in a 2–1 victory against Northwich Victoria. After several appearances, the loan was extended until April.

King was released by Rotherham United after the 2008–09 season, and subsequently signed for Matlock Town of the Northern Premier League Premier Division.

In 2013 King moved on to North Ferriby and built a strong working relationship with manager Billy Heath who ended up making King captain of the team. In his 3 years at Ferriby, King and his teammates achieved high success by winning the FA Trophy in 2015 at Wembley Stadium and also won the Conference North in the 2015/16 season. In his time at North Ferriby king made 205 appearances and scored 62 goals.

After going up with North Ferriby, King followed in his manager's, Billy Heath's Footsteps and joined FC Halifax town along with seven other teammates. King was also made captain once again by faithful manager Billy Heath at Halifax.

In November 2017 it was announced that King had left Halifax and joined Gainsborough Trinity for an undisclosed fee.[2] He made his Gainsborough debut the following day in a 2–0 defeat to Brackley Town.

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. ↑ http://nonleague.pitchero.com/headlines/king-makes-trinity-move/


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