Peter King (5 July 1964 – 23 February 2012) was an

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who played as a

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for

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Playing career

King was a youth player at

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, but left

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when he signed for Fourth Division club

in the summer of 1983; he was actually not signed by new manager

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, as the Alex board acted on the recommendation of Liverpool and former Alex secretary Peter Robinson. He went on to make 64 appearances for the "Railwaymen" during the 1983–84 and 1984–85 campaigns, scoring five goals. He later played non-league football for

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in the Northern Premier League in 1985–86 and 1986–87, before joining league rivals Morecambe. King played mainly as a defensive midfielder, but could also perform at left or right full back. He was also a very good penalty taker.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Peter 1964 births 2012 deaths Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Southport F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players English Football League players