Frank King (footballer)

Frank King
Personal information
Date of birth	13 March 1917
Place of birth	Alnwick, England
Date of death	c. 2003 (aged 85–86)
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Blyth Spartans
1933–1937	Everton
1938–1939	Derby County
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank King (13 March 1917 – c. 2003) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Blyth Spartans, Everton, and Derby County in the 1930s. He played five First Division games for the "Toffees" in both 1934–35 and 1935–36, and three times in 1936–37.^[2] He kept goal in the Merseyside derby at the age of 17.^[3] However, he was unable to trouble the club's firmly established number one, Ted Sagar, and was transferred to Derby.^[3] There he picked up an injury after a challenge from Stoke City's Freddie Steele.^[3] Further injury problems forced his retirement at age 22, at which point he joined the police force.^[4] He guested for Southport during World War II.^[4] After the war he worked as a physio at Leicester City, Luton Town, and the Football Association.^[4] He died at the age of 86.^[3] He was the brother of former footballers George and Ray King.

References[edit]

^ "Everton. Not stampeded". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Francis King". evertonfpf.org. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d King, Ray (2011), To the End of the Road, pp. 21–23, ISBN 9781844269501
^ ^a ^b ^c King, Ray (1998), Hands, Feet & Balls, p. 258, ISBN 0953446700