| Birth | 05/01/23 | Radcliffe | N’land |
| P/H/W | Centre-Forward | 5ft 11in | 12st 3lb |
| Jnd | 08/46 (23) | ||
| Deb | 14/09/46 (23) | Tottenham (A) | Div 2 |
| Dep | 03/48 (25) | Hull | £750 |
| A/G | 2 |
| Season | App | Gls | Posn |
| 1946/47 | 2 | 9 |
Northumberland-born George King was a tall and well-built centre-forward. He would get two games shortly after his arrival, but with so many professionals on the books he never got another opportunity.
George came from a footballing family. His brother Ray was already at Newcastle and another brother, Frank, was previously with Blyth Spartans, Everton and Derby. Both his siblings were goalkeepers.
He had just left the RAF having impressed during Service matches. One of his main assets was his great speed and he had recently run third to the international all-stars Macdonald Bailey and Jack Archer in an RAF Sports meeting.
An injury to George Stobbart saw him called up for the match at White Hart Lane in September. He gave a very promising display with the Sporting Chronicle reporter going as far as suggesting that the club: “have found the probable successor to Albert Stubbins”.
Cardiff were interested in signing George in December 1947, but talks broke down because the clubs could not agree on a satisfactory exchange deal. He moved to Hull at the end of March.
The image is a digital design which will assist in painting the player as part of the nufc collection ‘Men in Stripes’ and is copyright Piotr Jozefowicz.
For a more extensive biography of his full career see the Paul Joannou book "Newcastle United - The Ultimate Who's Who 1881-2014" and the accompanying supplement "The Ultimate Who's Who Supplement 1"