Thomas Blood Parker was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Portsmouth, Luton Town and Wrexham.[1] He captained Luton Town.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Blood Parker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Fenton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Carr Vale | |||
| 1914 | The Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
| Bolsover Colliery | |||
| 1919–1923 | Luton Town | 76 | (0) |
| 1923–1925 | Portsmouth | 43 | (1) |
| 1925–1926 | Wrexham | 34 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editDuring the First World War, Parker served as a driver in the Army Service Corps and as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery.[3][4]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luton Town | 1919–20[2] | Southern League First Division | 40 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ― | 44 | 1 | |
| 1920–21[2] | Third Division | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ― | 39 | 0 | ||
| 1921–22[2] | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 76 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ― | 84 | 1 | |||
| Portsmouth | 1922–23[5] | Third Division South | 12 | 1 | ― | ― | 12 | 1 | ||
| 1923–24[5] | Third Division South | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ― | 34 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25[5] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ― | 47 | 1 | |||
| Wrexham | 1925–26[6] | Third Division North | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Career total | 153 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 3 | ||
Honours
editPortsmouth
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d "Tom Parker". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Blood Parker | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Tom Parker on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b c d "Pompey By Player – Thomas Parker – 47 Games". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Tom Parker | Player Statistics | Wrexham". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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