Eddie King (footballer, born 1890)

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Eddie King
Personal information
Full name Edward Burn King[1]
Date of birth 1890
Place of birth Blyth, England[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s)
Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1910
South Shields
1910–1912 Leyton
1912–1914 Woolwich Arsenal 11 (0)
1914–1916 Clapton Orient 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Burn King (1890 – after 1913) was an English professional

Football League for Clapton Orient and Woolwich Arsenal.[3][4]

Personal life

King served as a

First World War.[1][5] After his retirement from football due to being wounded, he became a miner.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Woolwich Arsenal
1912–13[7]
First Division 11 0 2 0 13 0
Clapton Orient
1914–15[8]
Second Division 17 0 0 0 17 0
Career total 28 0 2 0 30 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Edward Burn King | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Woolwich Arsenal". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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  4. ^ "Edward King". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  5. ^ "The Footballers' Battalions". www.football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Our her-O's: Part three of Orient's WW1 Heroes". www.leytonorient.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Edward King". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Clapton Orient Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 17 June 2017.