Ian King is unveiled as new boss at Barwell FC
BARWELL FC have moved quickly to fill their manager’s role and have appointed Ian King as the new man in the hot seat.
King arrives at the UK Flooring Direct Stadium with a superb reputation for coaching player and having a strong network for unearthing young talent.
The new manager holds a UEFA ‘A’ Licence for coaching and a LMA diploma in football management.
A skilful wide midfielder as a player, he started his career as a schoolboy with Aston Villa, before joining the Stoke City youth set-up and earning his first contract.
He went on loan to VS Rugby late in 1993 but was released by Stoke after the arrival of new manager Lou Macari.
Despite the offer of short contracts from League sides, including Northampton Town, he joined Rushden & Diamonds in November 1994.
Despite being transfer-listed at the start of the following season, he stayed for another two seasons, scoring in his final game in May 1997 after making 75 appearances.
He was released and joined Nuneaton Borough in June 1997, before joining Telford United later in the season.
He joined Aylesbury United in the summer of 1998 and spent a season and a half with the Ducks, before the club entered administration, and he joined Stevenage Borough.
He also played for Chesham United, Brackley Town, Banbury United and Kettering Town before moving to Australia.
After several years Down Under, playing and coaching, he returned to the UK around 2010, and worked at Birmingham City for four seasons as a youth coach until the 2015/16 season.
He then moved on to the coaching staff at Leamington and from there he moved on to manage Worcester City prior to the 2016/17 season. However, he left the role for personal reasons three months later.
He became joint manager at hometown club Daventry Town alongside Arron Parkinson for the 2017/18 season but left prior to the 2018/19 season.
He then teamed up with Brendan Kelly as his assistant as Bromsgrove Sporting but left in October 2021 when Kelly was replaced. He ended this last season at Stratford Town.
Barwell FC Chairman Dave Laing said: “We were impressed with his application and delighted he will be the manager. With our new pitch we have a great foundation to become a club where young players can come and develop themselves. These are exciting times for Barwell FC.”