Reginald Parker (footballer)

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

This article is about the English footballer. For the Welsh footballer, see Reg Parker (footballer).
For other people with the same name, see Reg Parker.

Reginald Parker
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*
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 as the 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 winding down his career with Southern League club Tunbridge Wells Rangers.[2]

Career statistics
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
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 120. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 367–368. ISBN 0951526200.


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