5 of the most loyal Premier League names

#3 Andy King

Andy King started from the bottom aka League One, and now he's here

He isn’t exactly the one you’d call high profile. Not often would you have seen the man make it to the back pages of the newspaper. And when he played in the third tier of English football in 2009, you wouldn’t expect him to lift the Premier League trophy in 2016. Andy King’s story is one for the ages.

In his debut season of 2007-08 with Leicester City, King and co. suffered relegation into the third tier of English football. But you know what they say about the night before dawn, don’t you?

They bullied their way to League One glory in 2009, winning it with three games to spare. After narrowly missing out on promotion twice courtesy playoff defeats, they pulled off one of the most impressive seasons of football, earning 102 points and automatic promotion in 2014.

King played a bit-part role in Leicester’s miracle season of 2015-16, but respected the manager’s choices and got behind the team nonetheless. Faith and patience were rewarded when Andy King became the only player to boast League One, Championship, and Premier League Gold with one club.