King's Regiment (Liverpool)

The King's Regiment (Liverpool) was one of the oldest line infantry regiments of the British Army, having been formed in 1685 and numbered as the 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot in 1751. Unlike most British Army infantry regiments, which were associated with a county, the King's represented the city of Liverpool, one of only four regiments affiliated to a city in the British Army. After 273 years of continuous existence, the regiment was amalgamated with the Manchester Regiment in 1958 to form the King's Regiment (Liverpool and Manchester) which was later amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the Queen's Lancashire Regiment to form the present Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border).

The King's notably saw active service in the Second Boer War, the two world wars, and the Korean War. In the First World War, the regiment contributed dozens of battalions to the Western Front, Salonika, and the North West Frontier. More than 15,000 men were killed. In the Second World War, the 5th and 8th (Irish) battalions landed during Operation Overlord, the 1st and 13th fought as Chindits in the Burma Campaign, and the 2nd Battalion served in Italy and Greece. The King's later fought in the Korean War, earning the regiment's last battle honour.

King's Shropshire Light Infantry

The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881, but with antecedents dating back to 1755. In 1968 the KSLI was merged with the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry, the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and the Durham Light Infantry to form The Light Infantry. In February 2007 The Light Infantry itself amalgamated with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and the Royal Green Jackets to become part of the new large regiment, The Rifles.

Formation

The King's Light Infantry (Shropshire Regiment) was formed on July 1, 1881, as the county regiment of Herefordshire and Shropshire as part of the Childers Reforms. It was renamed as The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) in March 1882.

The regiment was an amalgamation of the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot and the 85th (King's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot, which became the regular 1st and 2nd Battalions. The 1881 reforms also redesignated the militia and rifle volunteers units within the regimental district as battalions of the regiment. Accordingly, the Shropshire Militia and Royal Herefordshire Militia became the 3rd and 4th (Militia) Battalions respectively, and the 1st and 2nd Shropshire Rifle Volunteer Corps became the 1st and 2nd Volunteer Battalions. The 1st Herefordshire (Herefordshire and Radnorshire) Rifle Volunteer Corps was also affiliated as a volunteer battalion, without change of title.

1975 King's Cup

The 1975 King's Cup finals were held from December 20, 1975 until January 4, 1976, once again in Bangkok. This was the 8th edition of the international football competition. South Korea were set to defend the title they won in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1974

The tournaments schedule was changed from previous editions and only featured one group with 6 teams. The winners and runners up entered a final.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Thailand  v  Indonesia

Singapore  v  Malaysia

South Korea  v  Burma

South Korea  v  Thailand

Burma  v  Singapore

Indonesia  v  Malaysia

Thailand  v  Singapore

Burma  v  Malaysia

Indonesia  v  South Korea

Malaysia  v  Thailand

South Korea  v  Singapore

Burma  v  Indonesia

Burma  v  Thailand

Indonesia  v  Singapore

South Korea  v  Malaysia

Indonesia were mainly composed of players from Persib and Persija, were the official representatives of the PSSI (FA of Indonesia)

Final

South Korea  v  Burma

References

1982 King's Cup

The 1982 King's Cup was held from May 1 to 17, 1982 in Bangkok. Nine teams from eight nations participated.

Round 1

Group A

Tianjin v    Nepal

Thailand  v  Singapore

Nepal    v  Philippines

Tianjin v  Singapore

Thailand  v  Philippines

Singapore  v    Nepal

Singapore  v  Philippines

Tianjin v  Philippines

Thailand  v    Nepal

Group B

Note: Malaysia's team was also reported as Kelantan by a Thai source.

South Korea  v Thailand B

Niac Mitra v Malaysia All-Stars

Thailand B v Niac Mitra

South Korea  v Malaysia All-Stars

South Korea  v Niac Mitra

Thailand B v Malaysia All-Stars

Round 2

Group A

Thailand B v Tianjin

Singapore  v Tianjin

Singapore  v Thailand B

Group B

Thailand  v  South Korea

Niac Mitra Indonesia  v  South Korea

Thailand  v Niac Mitra

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

First legs

Thailand  v  Singapore

Thailand B v  South Korea

Second legs

Thailand  v  Singapore

Thailand B v  South Korea

Third place play-off

Thailand B v  Singapore

Note: No extra time was played. The score is also reported as 0–0, 5–4 on penalty shoot-out.

1969 King's Cup

The 1969 King's Cup finals were held from November 19 to November 28, 1969, in Bangkok. This was the second edition of the international football competition. Indonesia were set to defend the championship they won in 1968.

The edition scrapped the Group Allocation stage and was increased to eight teams. Seven being national teams and one being a representative side.

The Groups

Fixtures and results

Group A

Malaysia  v  Thailand

Laos  v  South Korea

Laos  v  Thailand

South Korea  v  Malaysia

South Korea  v  Thailand

Laos  v  Malaysia

Group B

Western Australia v South Vietnam

Indonesia  v  Singapore

Western Australia v  Singapore

Indonesia  v South Vietnam

Western Australia v  Indonesia

Singapore  v South Vietnam

Semi-Finals

South Korea  v South Vietnam

Indonesia  v  Laos

3rd Place Match

Laos  v South Vietnam

Final

Indonesia  v  South Korea

Winner