Derek Parlane

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Derek Parlane
Personal information
Full name Derek James Parlane [1]
Date of birth (1953-05-05) 5 May 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Helensburgh, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Dumbarton Castle Rock
Queen's
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1980 Rangers 202 (80)
1980–1983 Leeds United 50 (10)
1983 → Bulova (loan) ? (8)
1983–1985 Manchester City 48 (20)
1985 Swansea City 21 (3)
1985–1986 Racing Jet 2 (0)
1986–1988 Rochdale 42 (10)
1988 Airdrieonians 9 (4)
1988–1990 Macclesfield Town 27 (2)
1990–1991 Curzon Ashton
Total411(137)
International career
1973–1975 [3] Scotland U23 5 (1)
1973–1974 [4] Scottish League XI 2 (0)
1973–1977 Scotland 12 (1)
1977 [5] Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Derek James Parlane (born 5 May 1953) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker for Rangers from 1970 until 1980, and also played in England with clubs including Leeds United and Manchester City.

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Career

Rangers and Leeds United

Raised in the small village of Rhu, Parlane joined Rangers as a teenager, from Queens Park following in the footsteps of his father Jimmy who had a spell with the club in the 1940s. [6] [7] He made 300 appearances winning three Scottish League championships, three Scottish Cups, three Scottish League Cups and the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup; [8] [9] he was capped by Scotland 12 times (with one Under-21 cap). Furthermore, Parlane was inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame in 2010.

He moved to Leeds United in March 1980 for a fee of £160,000. [6] [10] He scored 10 goals in 53 appearances for Leeds before going to Hong Kong on loan to Bulova. [6]

Manchester City and later career

Aged 30, on 14 July 1983, new Manchester City manager Billy McNeill brought Parlane to Maine Road on a free transfer [6] He linked up with another newcomer, fellow Scot Jim Tolmie, and both made their debut for the Blues on Saturday 27 August 1983 in a 2-1 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in the Second Division. Parlane and Tolmie each scored one which set a precedent for the rest of the season. In all, Parlane scored 20 goals in 48 appearances for City.

For 1984–85 season did City signed David Phillips from Coventry City and Tony Cunningham from Newcastle United to bolster their attack. Parlane got injured in September 1984 and was sold to Swansea City in January 1985.

He spent the 1985–86 season in Belgium with Racing Jet, before returning to play two seasons with Rochdale from 1986 to 1988, playing 42 games and scoring 10 times. His last professional club was Airdrie in the 1987–88 season, he scored 4 goals in 9 games, before signing for then non-league outfit Macclesfield Town in England.

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References

  1. ↑ "Derek Parlane". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981-82. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 196. ISBN   0-362-02046-9. OCLC   868301130.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ↑ Scotland U23 player Parlane, Derek, FitbaStats
  4. ↑ SFL player Derek James Parlane, London Hearts Supporters Club
  5. ↑ Scotland U21 player Parlane, Derek, FitbaStats
  6. 1 2 3 4 Interview: Derek Parlane, from skinny Rangers boy to Maine man at Man City, The Scotsman, 18 May 2019
  7. ↑ Rangers player Parlane, Jimmy, FitbaStats
  8. ↑ Hall of Fame: Derek Parlane, Rangers FC
  9. ↑ Rangers player Parlane, Derek, FitbaStats
  10. ↑ Sport – Derek Parlane
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