Simon King (footballer)

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Personal information
Full name Simon Daniel Roy King [1]
Date of birth (1983-04-11) 11 April 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Oxford, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2003 Oxford United 4 (0)
2003–2007 Barnet 151 (6)
2007–2012 Gillingham 101 (3)
2011 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 6 (0)
2012–2013 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 (0)
2013–2015 Thurrock 48 (1)
Total314(10)
International career
2004–2005 England C 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Daniel Roy King (born 11 April 1983) is an English retired footballer. He primarily played as a defender.

Contents

Career

Oxford United

King started his career with Oxford United and made his debut on 1 May 2001 against Port Vale in the last competitive match to be played at the Manor Ground. [2] He would leave the club having made just four appearances.

Barnet

King signed for Conference side Barnet in 2003. [3] While with the club he would win the league title in 2004–05. [4]

King was transfer listed by Barnet at the end of the 2006–07 season, for which he was named player of the year, [5] to avoid him leaving on a free transfer a year later.

Gillingham

He was signed by League Two side Gillingham for £200,000 on a three-year deal in June 2007. This fee could however rise to £250,000, depending on appearances and whether Gillingham were to achieve promotion to the Football League Championship. [6]

King made his debut as a 62nd minute substitute for Aaron Brown on the first day of the 2007–08 season against Cheltenham Town, but was on the wrong end of a 1–0 defeat. [7]

The following season King would achieve promotion with the Kent side, playing the full 90 minutes as they defeated Shrewsbury Town 1–0 in the 2009 League Two play-off final, a game in which he was named Man of the Match. [8] He was named Gillingham's Player of the Year for the season [9] as well as being voted into the Professional Footballers' Association League Two team of the year. [10]

On 3 July 2009, King signed a new three-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2012. [11] However, during a pre-season friendly against Bromley, [12] King suffered an ankle injury which kept him out of the entire 2009–10 season. The injury also carried over to the beginning of the 2010–11 season. [13] King finally returned to training in November 2010 after 18 months out, with the last professional game he played in having been the 2009 League Two play-off Final. [14]

The return from injury for King was short lived however, after suffering a setback during training which caused the length on the sidelines to be extended for a few weeks. On 8 February 2011, King finally made his return to football after 18 months without playing after replacing Matthew Lawrence in the 25th minute in the 3–1 home win against Rotherham United. [15]

Loan to Plymouth Argyle

He joined Plymouth Argyle on loan for one month on 31 August 2011, [16] and made his debut in a 2–1 defeat at Burton Albion on 3 September. He made two further appearances before the loan was extended until 7 November. [17]

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Following his release by Gillingham in May 2012, [18] King agreed to sign for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in July 2012. [19]

He made his debut for the side on the opening day of the 2012–13 Premier League season in 2–2 draw against St Mirren. [20]

King was forced to retire from professional football after failing to recover from an injury sustained playing for Inverness. [21]

Thurrock

King signed for Isthmian League Division One North club Thurrock on 23 August 2013, reuniting with Mark Stimson, his former manager at Gillingham. [22]

International career

King won three caps for the England non-league team, scoring the winning goal on his debut against Italy on 11 November 2004. [23]

Honours

Barnet

Gillingham

Individual

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  3. ↑ "Ex-Bees defender King grateful to Allen for taking him out his comfort zone". Times Series. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 Root, James (9 April 2005). "Football Conference: Barnet finally win the title". the Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Fans name King Player of the Year". This Is Local London. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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  7. ↑ "Cheltenham 1-0 Gillingham". 11 August 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Limited, Alamy. "Football - Gillingham v Shrewsbury Town - Coca-Cola Football League Two Play Off Final - Wembley Stadium - 08/09 - 23/5/09 Gillingham's Simon King at the end with his man of the match award Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Henry Browne Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  9. 1 2 "King voted Player of the Year". Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  10. ↑ "King Named in PFA Team of the Year". Gillingham F.C. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
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  12. ↑ "King Injury". Kent Online. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Gillingham Defender Simon King to miss entire season". BBC Sport. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  14. ↑ "Gillingham Boss Andy Hessenthaler wants squad shake-up". BBC Sport. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  15. ↑ "Garry Richards & Simon King return for Gillingham". BBC Sport. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
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