| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1987-12-31)31 December 1987 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Rainworth, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gainsborough Trinity (coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Rotherham United | 7 | (0) |
| 2008 | →Altrincham (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Matlock Town | 198 | (28) |
| 2013–2016 | North Ferriby United | 205 | (62) |
| 2016–2017 | Halifax Town | 30 | (7) |
| 2017–2019 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Liam King (born 31 December 1987) is an Englishfootball coach and former player who played in central midfield. He is a coach atGainsborough Trinity.
On 1 January 2008 King joinedAltrincham on a month-long loan, making his first team debut the same day in a 2–1 victory againstNorthwich Victoria. After several appearances, the loan was extended until April.
He was released byRotherham United after the 2008–09 season, and subsequently signed forMatlock Town of theNorthern Premier League Premier Division.
In 2013 he moved on toNorth Ferriby and built a strong working relationship with manager Billy Heath who ended up making King captain of the team. In his three years at Ferriby, King and his teammates achieved high success by winning theFA Trophy in 2015 at Wembley Stadium and also won theConference North in the 2015/16 season. In his time at North Ferriby King made 205 appearances and scored 62 goals.
After going up with North Ferriby, he followed in the footsteps of his manager, Billy Heath, and joinedFC Halifax town along with seven other teammates. King was also made captain again by Heath at Halifax.
In November 2017 it was announced that King had left Halifax and joinedGainsborough Trinity for an undisclosed fee.[2] On 11 February 2019, he had his contract cancelled by mutual consent, following injury problems.[3] Just three days later, he was appointed as the caretaker manager of the club following managerLee Sinnott's departure.[4] After three wins from his first three Northern Premier League games, he was placed in charge until the end of the season alongsideRoss Hannah.[5] Their appointment was made permanent at the end of the season.[6] In October 2019Curtis Woodhouse was appointed manager, with King remaining at the club as a coach.[7]
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