Teddy King

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{other people||Edward King (disambiguation){{!}}Edward King}}

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| birth_date = 7 July 1884

| birth_place = Leicester, England

| death_date = {{death year and age|1952|1884}}

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}{{cite news |title=The lure of promotion. Leicester City |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=13 August 1923 |page=6}}

| position = wing half

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Edwin "Teddy" King (7 July 1884 – 1952) was a footballer who played for Leicester City in the Football League, either side of World War I. He played as a wing half, and joined Leicester Fosse (as City were then called) after playing for a number of local sides.{{Cite book |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |first=Michael |last=Joyce |publisher=Soccerdata |year=2004 |isbn=1-899468-67-6}}

He made a total of 236 senior appearances for Leicester, plus another 121 wartime appearances.[http://www.filbertstreet.net/players.php3 filbertstreet.net stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509041547/http://www.filbertstreet.net/players.php3 |date=2011-05-09 }}

He also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire in two matches in the 1925 season, playing as a wicketkeeper.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30771/30771.html | title = Player profile: Teddy King | publisher = CricketArchive | accessdate = 22 February 2013}}