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For the Australian rules footballer, see Jake King.

Jake King (born 29 January 1955)[1] is a Scottish football manager and former professional player.

Career

Playing career

King, who played as a full back, began as an apprentice with Shrewsbury Town, before making his professional debut in 1971. King made a total of 306 appearances in the Football League for Shrewsbury, scoring 20 goals, before leaving in 1982 to join Wrexham.[2] At Wrexham, King made 92 League appearances, scoring 5 goals.[3] On 3 October 1984, away to FC Porto in the first round of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, he scored twice in the first half of a 4–3 away defeat as Wrexham beat the Portuguese on the away goals rule.[4] King's final League club was Cardiff City, where he made 30 appearances, before joining Limerick City in Ireland.[5]

Coaching career

In 1987, King advised then Shrewsbury Town player David Moyes to his first coaching role, at Concord College.[6]

King left his position as manager of Telford United to manage former club Shrewsbury Town in May 1997; he was sacked in November 1999.[7] He later returned to Telford United, before being sacked in April 2004.[8]

King was appointed First Team Coach at Aberystwyth Town in June 2009.[9]

Business interests

King worked as a chef before his professional playing career and since has also run restaurants. He ran a restaurant in Ireland for five years, commuting from England to personally run the kitchen. He later acquired a public house called The Cross Gates at Ford near Shrewsbury which three years later he converted into a restaurant called Smokestop BBQ, and ran it as an American smokehouse with his wife and son before selling the business in 2016.[10]

Personal life

Another of King's sons, Jordan, is also a footballer, and played under his father at Telford United.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  2. ^ "SHREWSBURY TOWN : 1950/51 - 2002/03 & 2004/05 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  3. ^ "WREXHAM : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  4. ^ Horne, Barry (3 October 2016). "The night Wrexham AFC stunned Europe by beating Porto". Daily Post. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. ^ "CARDIFF CITY : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  6. ^ Viney, Matthew (9 May 2013). "David Moyes: From Shrews to Manchester United?". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Brief Club History". Shrewsbury Town F.C. official website. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  8. ^ "KING SACKED BY TELFORD". NonLeagueDaily.com. 28 April 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  9. ^ "JAKE KING'S BACK". NonLeagueDaily.com. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  10. ^ "Ex-footballer and his family hang up their aprons after restaurant venture". Shropshire Star. 28 July 2016. p. 13.Report by Andy Richardson.
  11. ^ "KING IS KING'S ONLY DOUBT". NonLeagueDaily.com. 14 February 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
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