Stock Photo - King the football-playing stallion was bought by Essex farmer Bill Foyle from a Midlands slaughter market in 1963 for £35. Bill soon discovered that the seven-year-old enjoyed a game of football and ended up playing with him every Saturday in the season. After the game the two would go together for a post-match drink in the local pub.

Stock Photo: King the football-playing stallion was bought by Essex farmer Bill Foyle from a Midlands slaughter market in 1963 for £35.

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