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.
 Parker while with Brentford in 1924. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reginald Parker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Willington Quay, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | |||
Career edit
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 edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1922–23[3] | Third Division South | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 1923–24[3] | 39 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 20 | ||
| 1924–25[3] | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 9 | ||
| 1925–26[3] | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 99 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 104 | 35 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 120. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 367–368. ISBN 0951526200.
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