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Ledley King
Tottenham Hotspur FC

19 caps 1 goal
74% successful
2002-2009
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 1115


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Ledley King Profile

Full name Ledley Brenton King
Popular name Ledley King
Born  12 October 1980 in Stepney, London
Height/Weight 6'2", 13st 6lb. [2004]

Club Career

Club(s) Began as a Tottenham Hotspur FC trainee, before signing professionally on 22 July 1998.
Club honours Football League (Carling) Cup winners 2007-08, runners-up 2008-09;
Individual honours PFA Young Player of the Year 2003-04 nominee.
Distinctions None.

England Career

Player number 1117th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre half.
First match No. 787, 27 March 2002, England 1 Italy 2, friendly match at Elland Road, Leeds, as a half-time substitute.
Last match No. 853, 6 June 2007, Estonia 0 England 3, a European Championship qualification match at A. A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn.
Major tournaments European Championships 2004.
Team honours None.
Individual honours England U21 (12 caps), England U18.
Distinctions None.

England Disgrace

Ledley King had been released on bail on 10 May 2009 after being arrested outside a central London nightclub over an alleged assault.   King was questioned on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm to another man during the alleged incident. The Metropolitan Police said a routine patrol car was flagged down by members of the public at around 2:30am on Sunday in Soho Street, W1.  A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: "A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of ABH following an allegation of assault made by a man in his 20s."

 

Ledley King - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps
Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals Goals Av. min Comp.
Goals
Capt. Disc.
31 19 10 8 9 1 1115 1 1115 min 0 0 None

 

Ledley King - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 12 7 4 1 22 10 +12 1 5 1.833 0.833 75.0 +6
Away 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 0 1 2.00 1.00 75.0 +2
Neutral 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 0 0 2.667 2.000 66.7 +1
All 19 11 6 2 38 20 +18 1 6 2.00 1.053 73.7 +9

 

Ledley King - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 0 3 1.833 0.667 91.7 +5
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.000 0.000 00.0 =0
World Cup 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 0 3 1.833 0.667 91.7 +5

ECP

2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 1 2 1.500 0.000 75.0 +1
ECF 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 0 0 2.500 2.000 50.0 =0
European Championship 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 1 2 2.000 1.000 62.5 +1
Minor Tournament/Cup 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 0 1 3.500 1.000 75.0 +1
Friendly 7 3 2 2 12 10 +2 0 1 1.714 1.429 57.1 +1
All 19 11 6 2 38 20 +18 1 6 2.00 1.053 73.7 +9

 

Ledley King - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2004-06 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 0 3 1.833 0.667 91.7 +5
WCP All 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 0 3 1.833 0.667 91.7 +5
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2006-08 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 1 2 1.500 0.000 75.0 +1
ECP All 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 1 2 1.500 0.000 75.0 +1
European Championship Preliminary Competition and Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 2002-04 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 0 0 2.500 2.000 50.0 =0
EC 2006-08 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 1 2 1.500 0.000 75.0 +1
EC All 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 1 2 2.000 1.000 62.5 +1
European Championship Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 2004 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 0 0 2.500 2.000 50.0 =0
ECF All 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 0 0 2.500 2.000 50.0 =0
Minor Tournaments and Cups
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
FA Summer Tournament 2004 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 0 1 3.500 1.000 75.0 +1
Minor T/C All 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 0 1 3.500 1.000 75.0 +1
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 0 3 1.833 0.667 91.7 +5
EC 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 1 2 2.000 1.000 62.5 +1
Minor T/C 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 0 1 3.500 1.000 75.0 +1
All 12 8 3 1 26 10 +16 1 6 2.167 0.833 79.2 +7

 

Ledley King - Match History
Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - 19 full caps
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson - 16 full caps
- 786 13-Feb-2002 Netherlands 1 England 1 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam Fr AD Withdrawn squad member
1 787 27-Mar-2002 England 1 Italy 2 Elland Road, Leeds Fr HL sub on - ht 16
2 799 13-Feb-2003 England 1 Australia 3 Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, London Fr HL sub on - ht 16
3 810 18-Feb-2004 Portugal 1 England 1 Estádio Algarve, Faro Loulé Fr AD Start
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5
4 812 01-Jun-2004 England 1 Japan 1 City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester T/C HD Sub on - 88 min 15
5 813 05-Jun-2004 England 6 Iceland 1 City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester HW Sub on - ht 15
6 814 13-Jun-2004 France 2 England 1 Estádio da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal ECF NL Start 15
- 815 17-Jun-2004 England 3 Switzerland 0 Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal NW unused sub 15
7 816 21-Jun-2004 Croatia 2 England 4 Estádio da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal NW Sub on - 70 min 15
- 817 24-Jun-2004 Portugal 2 England 2 Estádio da Luz, Lisboa AD Unavailable squad member 15
8 818 18-Aug-2004 England 3 Ukraine 0 St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Fr HW Start 6
9 819 04-Sep-2004 Austria 2 England 2 Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien WCP AD Start 6
10 820 08-Sep-2004 Poland 1 England 2 Stadion Śląski, Chorzów WCP AW Start 6
11 821 09-Oct-2004 England 2 Wales 0 Old Trafford, Manchester WCP HW Sub on - 87 min 12
- 822 13-Oct-2004 Azerbaijan 0 England 1 Tofig Bakhramov Stadium, Baku WCP AW unused sub 12
- 824 09-Feb-2005 England 0 Netherlands 0 Villa Park, Birmingham Fr HD Injured squad member
- 825 26-Mar-2005 England 4 Northern Ireland 0 Old Trafford, Manchester WCP HW unused sub 14
12 826 30-Mar-2005 England 2 Azerbaijan 0 St. James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. WCP HW Sub on - 77 min 14
13 832 08-Oct-2005 England 1 Austria 0 Old Trafford, Manchester WCP HW Sub on - 62 min 12
14 833 12-Oct-2005 England 2 Poland 1 Old Trafford, Manchester WCP HW Start 4
15 834 12-Nov-2005 Argentina 2 England 3 Stade de Genčve, Genčve, Switzerland Fr NW Start - off 59 11
16 835 01-Mar-2006 England 2 Uruguay 1 Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HW Sub on - ht 15
Coach: Steve McClaren - 3 full caps
17 846 07-Oct-2006 England 0 FYR Macedonia 0 Old Trafford, Manchester ECP HD Start 5
- 847 11-Oct-2006 Croatia 2 England 0 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb ECP AL withdrawn squad member
- 848 15-Nov-2006 Netherlands 1 England 1 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam Fr AD withdrawn squad member
- 57 25-May-2007 England B 3 Albania 1 Turf Moor, Burnley B HW Start 5
18 852 01-Jun-2007 England 1 Brazil 1 The National Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HD Start 5
19 853 06-Jun-2007 Estonia 0 England 3 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn ECP AW Start 5
Coach: Fabio Capello - 0 full caps
- 861 06-Feb-2008 England 2 Switzerland 1 The National Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HL Injured preliminary squad member
- 872 28-Mar-2009 England 4 Slovakia 0 The National Stadium, Wembley, London Fr HW withdrawn squad member
- 873 01-Apr-2009 England 2 Ukraine 1 The National Stadium, Wembley, London WCP H_

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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