Bryan King
Posted on: Thu 17 Mar 2005
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Goalkeeper Born: Bishops Stortford Debut: Vs Crystal Palace 24th October 1967
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Bryan Kin g, thought by most Millwall fans as The Lions best-ever goalkeeper, was brought from non-league Chelmsford for £2,000 in 1967. He was superbly coached by Lawrie Leslie, the man whose place he was being groomed to take over. King started shakily but soon settled into the first team and rarely put a foot wrong, giving many elegant displays in the art of goalkeeping and safe handling. At 6ft 2in, he was always going to be sure of cutting out dangerous crosses. He spent eight seasons at The Den and was an ever-present for three of these, |
creating a record for a Millwall goalkeeper, of 168 consecutive Football League appearances.
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By the time h e joined Coventry City, for £57,000 in August 1975, he held Millwall's goalkeeping record with 302 Football League games. Shortly after the transfer, he received a serious injury which ended his career after only 23 First Division games. He had a benefit match at The Den on 30th April 1976. King was once called up to the England squad and was on the subs bench against Portugal on 3rd April 1974. After Coventry, he |
went to coach in Norway and eventually went into management there.
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| Millwall Career -1967-75 |
Appearances |
Goals |
| Football League |
302 |
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| FA Cup |
16 |
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| League Cup |
1 |
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| Others |
21 |
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| Total |
340 |
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