Jack Andrew King (born 20 August 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.

After spells in the youth academies at Oxford United and Swansea City respectively, King played for local club Didcot Town in 2004.

[4][5][6] He rejoined Didcot three months into the following season in November 2005 and helped the club win the Hellenic Premier Division to earn promotion into the Southern Football League.

[8] King left Didcot and joined Southern Premier Division club Farnborough on a two-year part-time contract before the start of the 2009–10 season.

[4] He subsequently signed to play part-time for fellow Conference South club Woking on a one-year contract in June 2011.

[4][9][10] King experienced full-time professional football for the first time when he signed for League One club Preston North End on a one-year contract in July 2012.

[4] King made his debut for Preston in a 2–0 victory against Huddersfield Town in the League Cup on 13 August 2012, a game in which he scored the opening goal of the match courtesy of a header.

[23] He made 29 appearances during the season, most of which being deployed in the centre of defence,[24] including two in the League One play-offs, as Preston were defeated 4–2 on aggregate by Rotherham United at the semi-final stage.

[30] Following his departure from Preston, King signed for League One club Scunthorpe United on a free transfer, and on a two-year contract, on 26 May 2015.

[37] Having made no appearances for Scunthorpe in the opening weeks of the 2016–17 season,[38] King joined League Two club Stevenage on 30 August 2016, on a loan agreement until January 2017.

[39] He made his debut for Stevenage the same day his signing was announced, playing the whole match in a 3–1 away defeat to Leyton Orient in the EFL Trophy.

[41] He scored his first goal for the Hertfordshire club a week later, doubling Stevenage's lead from close range from a Matt Godden cross in an eventual 2–1 victory against Crawley Town.

[48] Following his departure from Stevenage, King signed for National League club Ebbsfleet United on a free transfer on 27 June 2018.

[49][50] He made his Ebbsfleet debut in the club's first game of the 2018–19 season, playing the whole match in a 1–0 defeat to Chesterfield at Stonebridge Road on 4 August 2018.

[51][52] King started in the club's first eleven games of the season, before being left out of the team by manager Daryl McMahon following a 4–1 away defeat to Wrexham on 15 September 2018.

[59] During his time at Preston North End, King developed the versatile reputation due to playing in five different positions within the space of two months of arriving at the club.