Bryan King (footballer, born 1947)

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{BLP sources|date=February 2009}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Bryan King

|image =

|caption =

|full_name = Michael Bryan King

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1947|4|18}}

|birth_place = Bishop's Stortford, England

|height =

|position = Goalkeeper

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 =

|years1 = 1964–1967

|clubs1 = Chelmsford City

|caps1 = 136

|goals1 = 2

|years2 = 1967–1975

|clubs2 = Millwall

|caps2 = 380

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 1975–1976

|clubs3 = Coventry City

|caps3 = 31

|goals3 = 0

|totalcaps = 547

|totalgoals = 2

|manageryears1 = 1978–1980

|managerclubs1 = Jerv

|manageryears2 = 1980–1982

|managerclubs2 = Harstad

|manageryears3 = 1982–1985

|managerclubs3 = Tynset

|manageryears4 = 1985–1988

|managerclubs4 = Kongsberg

|manageryears5 = 1988–1991

|managerclubs5 = Falkenberg

}}

Bryan King (born 18 April 1947)[http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,10367~92805,00.html Millwall FC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204093730/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0%2C%2C10367~92805%2C00.html |date=4 December 2008 }} is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Chelmsford City, Millwall and Coventry City. After his playing career, he worked as a manager for Jerv, Harstad, Tynset and Kongsberg in Norway, and Falkenberg in Sweden.{{cite web|url=https://www.fotballtreneren.no/nyheter/engelsk-veteran-i-norsk-fotball|title=Engelsk veteran i norsk fotball|work=Fotballtreneren|first=Teddy|last=Moen|date=31 March 2021|access-date=3 March 2022|language=no}}

He later worked as a scout for Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Everton. He now lives in Kongsberg, Norway.

King worked as a scout for Tottenham Hotspur between 2002 and 2008 and was a scout for Aston Villa before that. On 6 January 2017, he left Everton as Scandinavian scout, after working there since 2008.{{Cite web|last=Kirkbride|first=Phil|date=6 January 2017|title=Everton's Scandinavian scout leaves club|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/evertons-scandinavian-scout-leaves-club-12414271|access-date=1 September 2021|website=Liverpool Echo|language=en}}