ANDY KING will years from now be the answer to a trivia question which is set to test the knowledge of even the geekiest football anorak.

Which footballer is the only one to win League One, the Championship and Premier League in England with the same club? Try to store the name of Leicester City’s longest-serving player. It could win you some beer tokens somewhere down the line.

King joined the Leicester academy in 2005 after being released by Chelsea as a 15-year-old. He was present eight years ago when the club were relegated down to English football’s third tier, he then had the joy of visiting Hartlepool and Scunthorpe during their one season in that league, and now he is a part of what is unarguably one of sport’s greatest stories.

King has been there through thin and thinner, it must have felt like that at times, as the club fought its way back to the Premier League, somehow saved themselves last time around and now this; being crowned the best team in England with two games to spare. He is the perfect example of where Leicester City have come from.

“I thought I’d seen everything with this club," admitted King. “But I never thought I’d see this. It’s difficult to put into words. The players deserve it, the gaffer and the staff deserve it, and the fans deserve it. It’s been an unbelievable season.

"The story of where this team has come from to get to this point has been all over the world recently and I think the lads deserve great credit for the way they’ve taken it in their stride, stayed focused and kept delivering results – especially with a great side like Spurs chasing us so hard. We’ve been so consistent and just determined not to let the opportunity pass us by. We deserve this."

They do indeed. Leicester’s story is remarkable but the ending is not undeserved. These players have hardly put a foot wrong since August and given so many had been discarded by clubs, the triumph is all the sweeter.

Wes Morgan, Leicester’s outstanding captain, was so overweight as a young man at Nottingham Forest that he had to hide from the youth coaches when it came to weighing the players, or so the story goes.

Now he will follow Vincent Kompany and John Terry, the previous two title winning captains, when he lifts the trophy on Saturday night after his team’s home match with Everton.

“It is the best feeling of my career and I couldn’t be prouder that it’s as part of this team,” he said. “Everyone’s worked so hard for this, nobody believed we could do it, but here we are, Premier League champions and deservedly so.

“I’ve never known a spirit like the one between these boys, we’re like brothers. People saw it last season when everyone expected us to be relegated, but we fought back to prove people wrong. This season’s been a continuation of that. We’ve built on the momentum, but I don’t think anyone believed it would come to this.

“Saturday can’t come quickly enough. I can’t wait to get my hands on the trophy. I'm just going to try and hold back the tears.”

The 22 goals scored by Jamie Vardy, who hosted what must have been a lively house party on Monday night, have been vital. Few rated him a year ago, chances are he will start for England in the European Championships.

"It's an unbelievable feeling," he said. "I've never known anything like it. We were scrapping to stay in the league last season and on Saturday we'll be lifting the trophy.

"That gives you an idea of how much hard work has gone into this season from every single player and member of staff. It's the biggest achievement in the history of a great club and we all feel privileged to be part of it.

"It's even more special to have done it with these lads. Every minute of hard work we've put in on the training pitch has been worth it for this moment."

Danny Drinkwater, released by Manchester United for not being good enough, admitted what has just happened had not yet sunk in.

"It just doesn’t sound right us being champions, but we’ve done it, and we’re here to stay," he said. "We want to push on now. We don’t want to fall away.

"The manager has done such a fantastic job for us. I’m happy for him because he’s never won it before either, and we’re happy to repay him.

"He’s a laidback guy and that’s reflected onto us. Although he does have a serious side, of course, but I’ve loved every minute of working with him. It’s been one hell of a season.

"After leaving Manchester United, I possibly thought that the opportunities to win trophies had gone. I came to a club that possibly doesn’t have that history. But look at the turnaround, we’ve won the Championship and now the Premier League. It’s bonkers."

There is not a better word in the English language to describe Leicester City.