Peter Charles King (born 3 April 1943) is an

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former professional

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. He played his entire professional career at

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, making over 400 appearances in a fourteen-year spell between 1960 and 1974 putting him in the top five players with most appearances for the club.

Career

Born in

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, King began his career at his hometown team

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before being spotted by

and signing for the club in 1960. He made his league debut in October 1961 against

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as a right winger. During the early part of his career, King suffered from a chest illness that nearly forced him out of football before he managed to overcome it during the 1963–64 season. He scored his only career league hattrick the following season during a 6–1 defeat of

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and became the first player to score for the club in European competition when he found the net during the home leg of a tie against

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in the European Cup Winners' Cup. He was a vital member of the side for the following few seasons, including finishing as top scorer during the 1967–68 season with eighteen goals in all competitions as they reached the semi-final of the European Cup Winners' Cup before suffering defeat to

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. After spending thirteen seasons at Cardiff he was forced to quit the game at the age of thirty-one after suffering an Achilles tendon injury.

Honours

;Cardiff City *

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Winner: 7 :: 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71 *

Finalist: 1 :: 1971–72

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Peter 1943 births Living people Footballers from Worcester, England English men's footballers Worcester City F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football forwards