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George King (footballer, born 1923)

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for a four-figure fee in February 1950. He scored more than half of his career goals for the "Bluebirds" before he enjoyed brief stays with
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for a four-figure fee in April 1949. He scored twice on his debut, a 3–1 win over
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in April 1949. He impressed for the "Valiants" and was sold on to
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on a £4,500 transfer. He scored nine times in 23 games for
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He was the brother of goalkeepers 120: 1304:Men's association football forwards 1201: 1083: 13: 545:, at which point they lost out to 14: 1390: 1166: 1354:English Football League players 1294:Footballers from Northumberland 525:before he was appointed player- 481:'s "Bluebirds", before leaving 395:in 1945, despite interest from 1359:United Counties League players 1225: 1160: 1133: 1121: 549:. After retiring, he became a 1: 1314:Newcastle United F.C. players 1071: 335:following the conclusions of 1334:Bradford City A.F.C. players 1107:. Witan Books. p. 163. 339:. He had a brief spell with 7: 10: 1395: 1364:English football managers 1299:English men's footballers 1046: 990: 929: 906: 817: 794: 731: 708: 645: 585: 582: 579: 576: 573: 570: 456:The Old Recreation Ground 374: 331:He began his career with 298: 291: 286: 281: 264: 251: 236: 218: 200: 182: 164: 146: 128: 102: 97: 90: 88: 83: 76: 73: 68: 65: 59:Warkworth, Northumberland 57: 54: 42: 39: 34: 31: 26: 1344:King's Lynn F.C. players 1319:Hull City A.F.C. players 1339:Gillingham F.C. players 1253:Hands, Feet & Balls 1236:(subscription required) 1105:Port Vale Personalities 1369:Ely City F.C. managers 1324:Port Vale F.C. players 1210:To the End of the Road 519:United Counties League 359:. He later played for 1349:Ely City F.C. players 1329:Barrow A.F.C. players 1024:Third Division South 968:Third Division North 940:Third Division North 884:Third Division North 856:Third Division North 828:Third Division North 772:Third Division South 686:Third Division North 531:Cambridgeshire League 435:, featuring in three 743:Third Division South 657:Third Division North 460:Third Division South 437:Third Division North 379:King played for the 27:Personal information 1103:Kent, Jeff (1996). 555:alzheimer's disease 497:in a brief stay at 23: 1251:King, Ray (1998), 1212:, pp. 21–23, 1208:King, Ray (2011), 1167:Scott, Kenneth H. 21: 16:English footballer 1069: 1068: 561:Career statistics 391:. He signed with 303: 302: 282:Managerial career 1386: 1265: 1238: 1237: 1229: 1223: 1222: 1205: 1199: 1193: 1184: 1183: 1181: 1179: 1164: 1158: 1152: 1143: 1137: 1131: 1125: 1119: 1118: 1100: 612:Newcastle United 568: 567: 493:'s "Bantams" in 399:. 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Warkworth, Northumberland
Forward
Royal Air Force
Newcastle United
Hull City
Port Vale
Barrow
Bradford City
Gillingham
King's Lynn
Ely City
Ely City
footballer
forward
Football League
Frank
Ray King
Newcastle United
World War II
Hull City
Port Vale
Barrow
Bradford City
Gillingham
non-League
King's Lynn
Ely City
Royal Air Force
World War II
U-boat

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