Steve King (football manager)

Steve King
Teams managed
Years Team
2003–2008 Lewes
2008–2009 Northwich Victoria
2009–2011 Farnborough
2011–2012 Lewes
2012–2013 Macclesfield Town
2014–2016 Whitehawk

Steven King is an English football manager who was most recently the manager of National League South side Whitehawk.

Managerial career

As manager of Lewes, he took them from the Isthmian League Division One South to the Conference National in five years.[1] However, after new owners took over, his contract was not renewed.[2] He was appointed as manager of Conference team Northwich Victoria on 4 November.[3] He resigned as manager on 21 February 2009, with the team second bottom of the Conference, citing problems off the pitch.[4]

His next move was to Farnborough, where he signed a two-year contract in May 2009.[5] In his first season, 2009–10, Farnborough were Southern League Premier Division Champions.[6] In the 2010–11 season (despite a player embargo), Farnborough finished second in the Conference South only to lose 4–2 to Ebbsfleet United in the Play-off Final.[7] He left the club at the end of the season,[8] before returning to Lewes.[9]

King was suspended by Lewes on 11 January 2012 pending an internal investigation. On 18 January, Lewes announced that King had left his position by mutual consent.[10]

In May 2012 he was appointed as manager of Macclesfield Town.[11] In the 2012–13 FA cup King took non-league Macclesfield Town to the FA Cup 4th round. This was the furthest the club had got in FA Cup history. In the first round they comfortably dispatched League One high fliers Swindon Town 2–0. In the 3rd round King's men pulled off a shock result beating Championship table toppers Cardiff City, 2–1. They were drawn against Wigan Athletic of the Premiership in the 4th round. The Silkmen played out of their skin, to just suffer a 1–0 loss, the goal was a penalty early on. On 3 April 2013 – following a 3–1 defeat against Grimsby at the Moss Rose – King was sacked as Macclesfield manager alongside first team coach Pablo Asensio.[12] A club statement stated that there had been "a number of off the field issues, including the day to day preparation of the team, which became a real concern. It was therefore necessary, in the best interests of the Football Club, to make this change."[13]

On 10 February 2014, King returned to football management to take over at Conference South club Whitehawk.[14] He kept them in the division in 2013–14, and led them to the play-off final in 2014–15 and the second round of the 2015–16 FA Cup. After a poor run of league form which saw the club fall out of the play-off positions, picking up just 9 points from the previous 36 available, King left Whitehawk by mutual consent in February 2016.[15]

Managerial statistics

Includes domestic league matches, including play-offs, FA Cup, FA Trophy and Conference League Cup matches.
As of 17 February 2016
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Northwich Victoria[16] 4 November 2008[3] 21 February 2009[4] 15 1 3 11 06.67
Farnborough[17] 21 May 2009[5] 28 May 2011[8] 102 62 19 21 60.78
Lewes[18] 4 June 2011[9] 18 January 2012[10] 28 14 6 8 50.00
Macclesfield Town[19] 21 May 2012[11] 3 April 2013[12] 48 20 13 15 41.67
Whitehawk[20] 10 February 2014[14] 17 February 2016[15] 97 46 19 32 47.42
Career total 290 143 60 87 49.31

References

  1. ↑ "Lewes are promoted as champions". BBC Sport. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "Lewes appoint Keehan as manager". BBC Sport. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Vics appoint ex-Lewes boss King". BBC Sport. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  4. 1 2 Simpson, Andrew (21 February 2009). "Exclusive: Steve King on his departure from Vics". Northwich Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  5. 1 2 "King Takes 'Boro Throne". Farnborough F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009.
  6. ↑ "Farnborough Champions". Farnborough F.C. 24 April 2010.
  7. ↑ "Farnborough will challenge again next season says Steve King". BBC Sport. 16 May 2011.
  8. 1 2 Griggs, Howard (28 May 2011). "King linked with Lewes return". The Argus. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  9. 1 2 Hollis, Steve (4 June 2011). "King returns at Lewes". The Argus. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Lewes Football Club and Steve King part company 'by mutual consent'". Sussex Express. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Macclesfield name former Lewes boss Steve King as manager". BBC Sport. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Macclesfield Town: Steve King sacked as manager". BBC Sport. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Club statement". Macclesfield Town F.C. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  14. 1 2 Griggs, Howard (10 February 2014). "King takes over at Whitehawk". The Argus. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  15. 1 2 Owen, Brian (17 February 2016). "Whitehawk part company with boss Steven King". The Argus. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Northwich Results 2008/09". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "Farnborough Results 2008/09" and "2009/10". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
    For three FA Cup wins and two FA Trophy wins in 2009–10, omitted by Soccerbase: "Farnborough". Football League History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "Lewes Results 2011/12". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
    For one FA Cup defeat and one FA Trophy win, omitted by Soccerbase: "Lewes". Football League History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "Macclesfield Results 2012/13". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  20. ↑ "Managers: Steve King". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
    For 2 FA Cup wins and 1 draw in 2014–15 and 1 FA Cup win in 2015–16, omitted by Soccerbase: "Whitehawk". Football League History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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