sport.wikisort.org - Athlete

John King (29 November 1933 – 1982) was a Welsh footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper.

John King

Personal information
Date of birth	(1933-11-29)29 November 1933
Place of birth	Ferndale, Wales
Date of death	December 1982 (aged 49)
Place of death	Australia
Position(s)	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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Ferndale, King spent his entire professional career with Swansea City, making 368 appearances in the English Football League between 1950 and 1964.[1]

After leaving Swansea, King 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]

References

---