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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Howard King | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-08-08) 8 August 1969 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000-1989 | Home Farm F.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Shamrock Rovers | 14 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Bray Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Lisburn Distillery | 25 | (8) |
| 1992–1993 | Limerick | 27 | (5) |
| 1993–1994 | Bohemians | 20 | (1) |
| 1994–1999 | Limerick | 138 | (36) |
| 1999–2000 | Kilkenny | 20 | (1) |
| Total | 246 | (52) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Howie King (born 9 September 1969, in Dublin) is an Irish former soccer player.
King was a midfielder or forward who represented Shamrock Rovers, Bray Wanderers and Bohemian F.C. amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. He was part of Limerick's 1993 League of Ireland Cup winning squad, scoring the first goal in a 2-0 victory over St. Patrick's Athletic, and signed for Bohs in the summer of that year.
He made his League of Ireland debut for Rovers against Athlone Town on the opening day of the 1988–89 League of Ireland Premier Division season on 4 September 1988. In his one season at Rovers he made 14 appearances scoring one goal against Cork City on 13 November 1988.
Honours
- League of Ireland Cup:
- Limerick FC - 1992/93
References
- The Irish Times. Dublin. 31 December 1992. ISSN 0791-5144 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1992/1231/Pg017.html#Ar01702:0F52D31132ED4F34F951251311B2D213D2EC51E4F954151308229C0C02B90B82D30EE2ED4AE4F94E65130A50812040FE2010812390FE0EC21C1392390833030C831D06F3640B437E11B40712742012640812B42012C40713B42013B40816142017922A1DA2461773151BC32E1CE44A2144641824A31C04B43194F7360511.
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- Living people
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- League of Ireland players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Bray Wanderers F.C. players
- Limerick F.C. players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Kilkenny City A.F.C. players
- Lisburn Distillery F.C. players
- NIFL Premiership players
- 1969 births
- Home Farm F.C. players
- Association footballers from County Dublin
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century Irish sportsmen