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Howie King

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Howie King
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,[1] 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.

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References

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  1. ^ The Irish Times. Dublin. 31 December 1992. ISSN 0791-5144 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1992/1231/Pg017.html#Ar01702:0F52D31132ED4F34F951251311B2D213D2EC51E4F954151308229C0C02B90B82D30EE2ED4AE4F94E65130A50812040FE2010812390FE0EC21C1392390833030C831D06F3640B437E11B40712742012640812B42012C40713B42013B40816142017922A1DA2461773151BC32E1CE44A2144641824A31C04B43194F7360511. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)