John King

Player archive

1960–1967 · Wing Half

John King

Supporter rating

5 out of 5 stars

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Apps
264

2 as substitute

Goals
5
Seasons
8

Tranmere story

John Allen King was an English wing-half and manager born in London. He began with Everton, moved to Bournemouth and joined Tranmere Rovers in 1960, later representing Port Vale and Wigan Athletic.

King had two spells as Tranmere manager and guided the club from the Fourth Division to the second tier, as well as to multiple Wembley appearances. He also managed Northwich Victoria and Caernarfon Town. King died in March 2016.

Career record

Rovers by the numbers

Busiest season

1964/65

49 appearances

Top-scoring season

1962/63

2 goals

Goal contributions

5

Goals and recorded assists

Career timeline

Season by season

1960/61

17 starts · 0 substitute appearances

17 apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1961/62

40 starts · 0 substitute appearances

40 apps
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1962/63

44 starts · 0 substitute appearances

44 apps
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1963/64

46 starts · 0 substitute appearances

46 apps
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1964/65

49 starts · 0 substitute appearances

49 apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1965/66

7 starts · 1 substitute appearance

8 apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1966/67

21 starts · 0 substitute appearances

21 apps
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red
1967/68

38 starts · 1 substitute appearance

39 apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Yellow
0
Red