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.

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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 367–368. ISBN 0951526200.