Reginald Parker (footballer)

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Reginald Parker
Reginald Parker, Brentford FC footballer, 1924.jpg
Parker while with Brentford in 1924.
Personal information
Full name Reginald Parker [1]
Date of birth(1902-07-08)8 July 1902
Place of birth Willington Quay, England [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Boldon Comrades
1922–1925 Brentford 99 (32)
1925–1928 South Shields 102 (41)
1928–1929 Merthyr Town 44 (15)
Tunbridge Wells Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reginald Parker, sometimes erroneously cited as Richard Parker, was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford, South Shields and Merthyr Town as a forward.

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Career

After beginning his career in the northeast with Boldon Comrades, Parker joined Third Division South club Brentford during the 1922 off-season. [2] After a slow start at inside forward, he came to prominence during the 1923–24 season, [2] scoring 20 goals in 43 games and finishing as the team's top scorer. [3] After switching to centre forward, [2] Parker could muster only 9 goals in 42 appearances during the 1924–25 season. [3] After scoring 35 goals in 104 appearances, [2] Parker departed the Bees to join Second Division club South Shields. [2] Parker was top scorer for the team during the 1926–27 season and scored 41 league goals in three seasons with the club. [1] He moved on to spend the 1928–29 season with Third Division South club Merthyr Town, before ending his career with Southern League club Tunbridge Wells Rangers. [2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1922–23 [3] Third Division South 14400144
1923–24 [3] 3918424320
1924–25 [3] 41811429
1925–26 [3] 52—52
Career total99325310435

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 120. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 367–368. ISBN   0951526200.


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