Ray King (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond King | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Radcliffe, Northumberland, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 July 2014 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1942–1945 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1946 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | Leyton Orient | 1 | (0) |
| 1948–1949 | Ashington | ||
| 1949–1957 | Port Vale | 252 | (0) |
| 1957–1959 | Boston United | 26 | (0) |
| Total | 279 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1954 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1957–1960 | Boston United | ||
| 1960–1963 | Poole Town | ||
| 1963 | Sittingbourne | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raymond King (15 August 1924 – 19 July 2014) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 278 league and cup appearances in an 11-year career in the Football League. He was the younger brother of Frank and George King.
He began his career with Newcastle United but spent World War II in the army and also had to contend with a catalogue of injuries. After the war, he played for Leyton Orient, before injury again forced him out of the professional game. He spent time with Ashington before making another comeback in May 1949, this time with Port Vale. He was in goal for the "Valiants" in one of the club's brightest periods, helping them to win the Third Division North title and to reach the FA Cup semi-finals in 1953–54. He won one cap for the England "B" team. He later went into management with non-League clubs Boston United, Poole Town and Sittingbourne. He later worked as a physiotherapist and also spent time behind the scenes at Oxford United, Luton Town, Southampton.