Eddie King (footballer, born 1890)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Burn King[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Blyth, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1910 | South Shields | ||
| 1910–1912 | Leyton | ||
| 1912–1914 | Woolwich Arsenal | 11 | (0) |
| 1914–1916 | Clapton Orient | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward Burn King (1890 – after 1913) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half in the Football League for Clapton Orient and Woolwich Arsenal.[3][4]
Personal life[edit]
King served as a private in the Football Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) and the Labour Corps during the First World War.[1][5] After his retirement from football due to being wounded, he became a miner.[6]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1912–13[7] | First Division | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Clapton Orient | 1914–15[8] | Second Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Edward Burn King | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Woolwich Arsenal". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 164. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Edward King". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "The Footballers' Battalions". www.football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Our her-O's: Part three of Orient's WW1 Heroes". www.leytonorient.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Edward King". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Clapton Orient Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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