Charlie Parker (footballer)

Charlie Parker

Personal information
Full name	Charles William Parker[1]
Date of birth	1 September 1891[1]
Place of birth	Seaham, England[1]
Date of death	1969 (aged 78)[1]
Place of death	Chingford, England[1]
Playing position	Half back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Seaham Albion
–	Seaham Harbour
–	Hartlepool BD
1913–1920	Stoke	74	(4)
1920–1928	Sunderland	245	(12)
1929–1930	Carlisle United	9	(1)
–	Blyth Spartans
–	Chopwell Institute
Total		328	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Charles William Parker (1 September 1891 – 1969) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Carlisle United, Stoke and Sunderland.^[1]

Club career

Parker was born in Seaham and played for local clubs Seaham Albion, Seaham Harbour and Hartlepool BD before joining Stoke in 1913.^[1] He soon became popular with the club's supporters and he helped Stoke re-gain their League status in 1914–15.^[1] He remained with Stoke through World War I and was a key member of the Stoke squad for their return to the Football League in 1919–20 as the played in 35 matches. However in October 1920 he was sold to First Division, Sunderland by manager Arthur Shallcross which prompted and angry reaction by the fans who believed that it was an unnecessary sale of a popular player.^[1]

He signed for Sunderland from Stoke City for £3,300 in 1920,^[2] and made his debut for Sunderland against Bradford City on 23 October 1920 in a 2–2 draw at Valley Parade.^[3] He was appointed as club captain in 1924 as Charlie Buchan left for Arsenal.^[2] In total, he made 245 league appearances and scored 12 goals in his time at Sunderland from 1920 to 1929,^[4] where he left for Carlisle United to become player-coach.^[2] One of his career highlights was to play for England against Wales, at the Victory International on 8 October 1919 at the Victoria Ground, Stoke (England 2–0 Wales).

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1913–14	9	0	0	0	9	0
	1914–15	22	1	4	1	26	2
	1919–20	34	2	1	0	35	2
	1920–21	9	1	0	0	9	1
	Total	74	4	5	1	79	5
Sunderland	1920–21	31	3	1	0	32	3
	1921–22	39	4	0	0	39	4
	1922–23	39	1	2	0	41	1
	1923–24	22	0	1	0	23	0
	1924–25	40	3	3	0	43	3
	1925–26	30	1	4	0	34	1
	1926–27	22	0	0	0	22	0
	1927–28	13	0	0	0	13	0
	1928–29	9	0	0	0	9	0
	Total	245	12	11	0	256	12
Carlisle United	1929–30	9	1	0	0	9	1
	Total	9	1	0	0	9	1
Career Total		328	17	16	1	344	18

Honours

Stoke

• Southern League Division Two champions: 1914–15

References

• Charlie Parker's careers stats at The Stat Cat

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. "Charlie Parker". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
3. "Bradford City 2–2 Sunderland". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
4. "Charlie Parker". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 31 July 2008.