Neil Parry

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Neil Parry
Personal information
Full name Neil Parry
Date of birth (1985-11-08) 8 November 1985 (age 38) [1]
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland [1]
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–2003 Airdrie Boys Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003 Petershill 0 (0)
2003–2005 Stenhousemuir 0 (0)
2005 St Anthony's
2005–2009 Petershill
2009–2011 Arthurlie
2011–2013 Queen's Park 66 (0)
2013–2015 Albion Rovers 67 (0)
2015–2016 Airdrieonians 35 (0)
2016–2021 Alloa Athletic 130 (0)
2021-2024 Clyde 56 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Parry (born 8 November 1985) is a Scottish footballer who used to play as a goalkeeper for Clyde.

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Parry began his career at Stenhousemuir, before moving on to play for Junior clubs St Anthony's, Petershill and Arthurlie. In 2011 he returned to the Scottish Football League, where he has since played for Queen's Park, Albion Rovers, Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic and Clyde.

Career

Parry began his career at career with Airdrie Boys Club, the youth team of Airdrie United. [2] He then played one cup match as an emergency signing for Junior club Petershill before joining Stenhousemuir. [2]

After leaving Stenhousemuir in 2005, Parry returned to the Juniors, firstly signing for St Anthony's then three months later, Petershill. [2] In 2009, he moved to Arthurlie. [2]

In May 2011, Parry returned to the senior leagues signing for Third Division club Queen's Park. [3]

After two years at Queen's Park, Parry moved to Albion Rovers in May 2013. [4] In his second season at Cliftonhill, the club won the 2014–15 Scottish League Two title [5] and Parry was named in the PFA Scotland Scottish League Two Team of the Year. [6]

On 30 May 2015, Parry signed for Airdrieonians. [7] He left after only one season as the club "moved towards" full-time status, with Parry among a number of players leaving in order to stay part-time. [8]

On 12 May 2016, Parry signed for Alloa Athletic. [9] He combined his football career with a full-time job as a worker in the tax office in East Kilbride. [10]

Parry left Alloa in August 2021 and signed for Clyde. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stenhousemuir 2003–04 [12] Scottish Second Division 0000000000
2004–05 [13] Scottish Third Division 0000000000
Total0000000000
Queen's Park 2011–12 [14] [15] Scottish Third Division 34040101 [lower-alpha 1] 0400
2012–13 [14] [15] 32030304 [lower-alpha 2] 0420
Total660704050820
Albion Rovers 2013–14 [16] Scottish League Two 32060101 [lower-alpha 1] 0400
2014–15 [17] 35040102 [lower-alpha 1] 0420
Total6701002030820
Airdrieonians 2015–16 [18] Scottish League One 35010201 [lower-alpha 1] 0390
Alloa Athletic 2016–17 [19] Scottish League One 29020607 [lower-alpha 3] 0440
2017–18 [20] 36020106 [lower-alpha 4] 0450
2018–19 [21] Scottish Championship 36020404 [lower-alpha 1] 0460
2019–20 [22] 6000201 [lower-alpha 1] 090
2020–21 [23] 230105000290
2021–22 [24] Scottish League One 0000100010
Total1300701901801740
Clyde 2021–22 [24] Scottish League One 250100000260
Career total32302602702704030
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Second Division play-offs
  3. ↑ Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Championship play-offs
  4. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Club

Albion Rovers

Individual

PFA Scotland Scottish League Two Team of the Year: 2014–15 [6]

PFA Scotland Scottish League One Team of the Year: 2016–17, [25] 2017–18 [26]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Neil Parry at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "I will help Lie fulfil vast potential...by Parrying best rivals can muster". Evening Times via Pressreader. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Goalkeeper Neil Parry Agrees Switch From Arthurlie To Queen's Park". The Glaswegian. 30 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Paterson, Colin (27 May 2013). "Albion Rovers squad starts to take shape". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 Thomson, Paul (4 August 2016). "League One: Alloa keeper Neil Parry looks forward to facing all his former sides". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. 1 2 "PFA SCOTLAND TEAMS OF THE YEAR". Scottish Professional Football League. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  7. ↑ Paterson, Colin (30 May 2015). "'I used to watch Airdrieonians when I was younger.. now I'll play for them': Neil Parry on his big move". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "END-OF-SEASON SQUAD MOVEMENTS". Airdrieonians F.C. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Manager signs keeper". Alloa Athletic F.C. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  10. ↑ Thomson, Paul (3 December 2018). "East Kilbride YC get top tips from Alloa's star goalkeeper Neil Parry". East Kilbride News. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  11. ↑ Thomson, Paul (2 September 2021). "Barry Ferguson's 'lack of respect' a factor in Neil Parry's Alloa exit". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Neil Parry in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Neil Parry in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Neil Parry in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  15. 1 2 Neil Parry at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Neil Parry in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Neil Parry in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Neil Parry in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Neil Parry in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Neil Parry in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Neil Parry in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Neil Parry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Neil Parry in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Neil Parry in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  25. ↑ "PFA SCOTLAND TEAMS OF THE YEAR". Scottish Professional Football League. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  26. ↑ "PFA Team of the Year". Alloa Athletic F.C. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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