King
was most recently in charge of National League South outfit Dartford, who he
guided to finish in the play-offs three seasons in a row, narrowly losing on
penalties to Chippenham Town in last season’s play-off eliminator.
He
joined the Darts back in October 2019 and took the team from the bottom three
to the play-off final in his first season in charge.
That
campaign’s play-off final ultimately ended in defeat though, losing to Weymouth
on penalties in the final but a second-place finish in 2020/21 followed for
Steven and Dartford.
King
has overseen plenty of championships and promotions at a number of clubs in
non-League football, with significant league and cup success.
Prior
to Dartford, City’s new manager reached the National League South play-off
finals with Lewes, Welling United, Farnborough and Whitehawk.
He
also had a spell at Macclesfield Town, where he made history by taking the club
to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup for the first time and enjoyed a successful
league campaign, with the Silkmen spending the majority of the season either
top of the division or in the play-off positions.
The
club where King began his managerial career is where he’s probably enjoyed the
most success though, guiding Lewes from Isthmian League Division One South to
the National League in the space of five years - a period which included three
league titles and two separate top five finishes, with Lewes unable to play in
the play-offs due to ground grading issues on the other two occasions.
He
is one of the most successful managers in National League South history,
finishing first, second, third, fourth and fifth and reaching the play-off
finals four times. |