Bobby Parker (footballer, born 1891)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Norris Parker[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 March 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1950 (aged 58–59)[1] | ||
Place of death | Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1910 | Ashfield | ||
1910–1913 | Rangers | 17 | (17) |
1913–1921 | Everton | 84 | (68) |
1916–1917 | → Rangers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1917 | → Morton (loan) | 18 | (9) |
1921–1923 | Nottingham Forest | ||
1923–1925 | Fraserburgh | ||
Teams managed | |||
1925–1926 | Fraserburgh | ||
1926–? | Bohemians | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Robert Norris Parker (27 March 1891 – 1950) was a Scottish professional footballer whose position was centre forward.
He played professionally in Scotland with Rangers and Morton,[2] and in England with Everton and Nottingham Forest during a career interrupted by World War I, in which he was seriously injured. He later served as manager of Fraserburgh in Scotland and Bohemians in Ireland.
Playing career[]
Born in Glasgow, Parker started off his career with Junior team Ashfield followed by three seasons at Rangers,[1][3] during which he had a scoring record of a goal every game but was always a backup to the equally prolific Willie Reid; Rangers won the Scottish Football League title in each of those years, but it is unclear if Parker was awarded any medals, having only featured in 2, 3 and 9 of the fixtures respectively.
With the situation unchanged at the beginning of a fourth campaign, he moved to England to play for Everton in 1913 for a fee of £1,500.[4] He finished top goalscorer for the Toffees in the 1913–14 and 1914–15 seasons, the latter of which he was top goalscorer overall in the First Division while Everton were crowned champions.[5]
The First World War then interrupted Parker's the career, and ultimately robbed him from cementing a place amongst Everton's greats as he returned home from the conflict with a bullet lodged in his back.[4][6] The injury made him a shadow of his former self and he was later sold to Nottingham Forest.[4]
Coaching career[]
In retirement he worked as manager of Irish club Bohemians where he coached them to the Clean Sweep in 1927–28; winning the League of Ireland, FAI Cup, Shield and Leinster Senior Cup.[4]
Personal life[]
Parker served as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers and Labour Corps during the First World War.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ^ a b c d "Parker Bobby Image 1 Everton 1920 – Vintage Footballers". vintagefootballers.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Bobby Parker | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Robert Norris Parker | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
External links[]
- Bobby Parker's Story, Liverpool Echo, 2008
- Player history, Everton FC
- 1891 births
- 1950 deaths
- Scottish footballers
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Ashfield F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Scots Fusiliers soldiers
- Bohemian F.C. managers
- English Football League players
- First Division/Premier League top scorers
- Scottish football managers
- Scottish Football League players
- Scotland junior international footballers
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- League of Ireland managers
- Fraserburgh F.C. players
- Highland Football League players
- Expatriate association football managers
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- Association football forwards
- Royal Pioneer Corps soldiers
- Greenock Morton F.C. players