| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian John McParland [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nottingham Forest (youth coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1980 | Ormiston Primrose | ||
| 1980–1989 | Notts County | 221 | (69) |
| 1989–1991 | Hull City | 47 | (7) |
| 1991 | → Walsall (loan) | 11 | (6) |
| 1991–1992 | Dunfermline Athletic | 16 | (2) |
| 1992 | Lincoln City | 4 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Sliema Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Northampton Town | 11 | (3) |
| 1993–1994 | Instant-Dict | (18) | |
| 1994–1995 | Eastern AA | ||
| 1995 | Hamilton Academical | 1 | (0) |
| 1995 | Kettering Town | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Cliftonville | 6 | (1) |
| 1996 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Berwick Rangers | 9 | (1) |
| Total | 320 | (88) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Nottingham Forest (joint caretaker) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Notts County | ||
| 2009–2011 | Ipswich Town (assistant manager) | ||
| 2011 | Ipswich Town (caretaker) | ||
| 2011 | Swindon Town (assistant manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:13, 9 March 2014 (UTC) | |||
Ian John McParland (born 4 October 1961) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. He played professionally as a striker with a number of teams and he is most known for his eight-year spell with Notts County, a club he later managed. He now features as a pundit on weekly football talk show 'Team Talk' on Notts TV.
McParland grew up in Tranent, East Lothian and after leaving an apprenticeship with Sunderland due to homesickness worked for two years in the Lothian coal mining industry whilst playing for Ormiston Primrose. [3] McParland was with Notts County from 1980 to 1988, then had spells at Hull City, Walsall, Dunfermline Athletic, Lincoln City, Northampton Town, Instant-Dict (Hong Kong), Eastern AA (Hong Kong), Hamilton Academical and Berwick Rangers.
McParland eventually went to Nottingham Forest as a coach. He was with Forest for over 10 years and was the reserve team coach for most of that time. When Gary Megson left the club in February 2006, he was put in temporary charge with Frank Barlow in a joint first team management role.
He and Barlow were named Managers of the Month for March 2006, when they went 10 games unbeaten, with 6 straight wins, including a 7-1 victory over Swindon Town at the City Ground. McParland just missed out on equalling a club record of 7 straight wins when Forest fell to a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Hartlepool United. Despite Forest narrowly missing out on the League One playoffs, McParland was still the favourite to land the Forest job (with Barlow) on a permanent basis. After Colin Calderwood was named the permanent successor to Megson, McParland and Barlow became coaches for the Forest first team.
He was announced as the new Notts County manager in October 2007. McParland enjoyed a two-year spell in charge and, despite the appointment of Sven-Göran Eriksson as Director of Football, the club decided to retain his services. McParland was sacked on 12 October 2009, [4] however, with the club in fifth place in League Two.
He joined Ipswich as part of Roy Keane's coaching staff on 27 November 2009. On 7 January 2011 he took over as caretaker manager for the departed Keane, [5] and in his first game suffered a 7–0 defeat to Premier League side Chelsea. His second and final game in charge was the home leg of the League Cup semi-final against Arsenal on 12 January 2011, which Ipswich won 1-0. He was replaced permanently by Paul Jewell on 13 January 2011.
McParland joined Swindon Town on 3 March 2011 [6] as assistant to Paul Hart who had taken over the manager's role. He left the club in April 2011 following relegation to League Two.
On 28 February 2013, McParland was appointed the under-21 coach at former club Nottingham Forest, returning to the club after an absence of over five years. [7]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Nottingham Forest |  | 17 Feb 2006 | 30 May 2006 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 61.50 |
| Notts County | | 18 October 2007 | 12 October 2009 | 103 | 28 | 31 | 44 | 27.18 |
| Ipswich Town | | 7 January 2011 | 12 January 2011 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
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