John King (25 November 1888 – 9 August 1984) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Scottish League and the Football League, most notably for Partick Thistle and Newcastle United respectively.
Career An inside right, King had a long career in the Scottish and the English leagues and played top-division football for Partick Thistle (two spells), Newcastle United (two spells), Third Lanark, Motherwell, Hibernian and Clydebank. In 1915 he played a full league match for Newcastle as goalkeeper after regular Bill Mellor was injured, keeping a clean sheet.
At international level, King was capped by Scotland Juniors and came into consideration for a full cap, evidenced by his selection for the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match in 1913. He made one appearance for the Scottish League XI in 1912.
Personal life King served as a private on home service with the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the First World War. His brother Alex (17 years older, leading him to be mistakenly described as an uncle) was a Scottish international footballer. Both had several short spells with hometown team Dykehead between engagements with more prominent clubs.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPartick Thistle1909–10Scottish Division One3000301910–11213102231911–12226202461912–1332220342Total7811508311Newcastle United1913–14First Division151001511914–1518572257Total33672408Third Lanark (loan)1915–16Scottish Division One142—142Motherwell1916–17Scottish Division One293—293Partick Thistle1917–18Scottish Division One304—304Total108155011315Hibernian1918–19Scottish Division One112—112Newcastle United1919–20First Division90—901920–2112200122Total548726110Clydebank1921–22Scottish Division One224—224Career total2383412225036
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