Andrew Edward King (born August 14, 1956) is an English former professional footballer. He was capped twice by England at Under-21 level. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in...

Playing Career

King was born in Luton and began his career as an apprentice with his hometown side, Luton Town, turning professional in July 1974. He left to join Everton in April 1976 for a fee of £35,000 and became a crowd favourite with his tremendous skills in midfield and a knack for scoring goals. Most notably he scored a spectacular goal to win Everton's first Merseyside Derby for seven years in 1978. For other uses, see Luton (disambiguation). ... Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ...

He joined Queens Park Rangers in September 1980 and made his debut against Sheffield Wednesday. King was the first QPR player to score on the famous 'plastic pitch' in the opening game, although Rangers lost 1-2 to Luton Town. In all King played 30 league games for QPR scoring 9 goals before a transfer to West Bromwich Albion in September 1981. Queens Park Rangers, Queens Park Rangers FC, Are The Finest Football Team The World Has Ever Seen Queens Park Rangers Football Club are an English football team, from Loftus Road, Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... Sheffield Wednesday Football Club (abbreviated as SWFC, nicknamed The Owls) are one of the oldest football clubs in England and play in The Football League. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club that play in the Football League Championship. ...

King returned to Everton in July 1982, subsequently playing for Dutch side Cambuur Leeuwarden before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1985. He returned to Luton Town in December the same year, but made just three league appearances before moving to Aldershot in August 1986, retiring at the end of the following season. Cambuur Leeuwarden, formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. are an English football club playing at Molineux. ... Aldershot Football Club were, as of February 2006, the last English league club to go out of business during a season. ...

Coaching and Managerial Career

King was appointed as manager of Mansfield Town in August 1993. He lead Mansfield to the Third Division play-offs in the 1995-96 season, losing in the semi-finals to Chesterfield. They failed to build on this the following season and King left in July 1996 after Mansfield had finished in 19th place. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club who currently play in League Two of the Football League. ... Until the 2004/05 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system. ... Chesterfield Football Club are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ...

He later worked as a coach and a scout, and was scouting for Sunderland when, in the 2000 close season, he joined Swindon Town as assistant manager under his former Everton teammate Colin Todd. In November 2000, after Todd had left to move to Derby County, King took over as manager ^[1]. He kept Swindon in the Second Division that season, but was replaced by former Liverpool manager Roy Evans in June 2001. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Swindon Town Football Club are an English football team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. ... Colin Todd (born 12 December 1948 in Chester-le-Street) is a former English football player and future manager of Randers FC (summer 2007). ... Derby County Football Club are a football club based in Derby, who are currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... Between the 1992-93 and 2004-05 season, the Football League Second Division was the second-highest division of The Football League and the third-highest division in the overall English football league system. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool. ... Roy Evans (born Bootle, England, 4th October 1948) was a Liverpool player who eventually rose through the coaching ranks to become team manager. ...

However, Evans remained in charge for just a few months and King was reappointed as Swindon manager on December 20, 2001 after the arrival of new owners of the club (including the former jockey Willie Carson). The great escape act was not enough to ensure Andy King's survival however, and despite his efforts in keeping The Robins up and he was replaced at the County Ground by former Liverpool boss Roy Evans in June 2001. He was not gone for long, and when Evans left the club before the end of the year (following the arrival of new owners) he was reinstated as manager on December 20 2001. He was sacked by Swindon on September 26, 2005 ^[2], after five successive defeats had left Swindon second from bottom in Football League One. December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The racecourse is a classical meeting point for the people of Chester. ... Willie Carson (16 November 1942) is a Scottish jockey. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system. ...

He then worked as a scout until being appointed as manager of Conference National side Grays Athletic on November 23, 2006 ^[3]. However, he surprisingly resigned for personal reasons on January 4, 2007 ^[4]. Conference National (often referred to as the Nationwide Conference for sponsorship reasons) is the top division of the Football Conference. ... Grays Athletic Football Club are a football team from the south east of England, representing the small town of Grays, Essex. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ...

References

External Links

• Andy King’s profile at the League Managers Association