Fred Parker (footballer, born 1886)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick William Parker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Weymouth, England | ||
| Date of death | 1963 (aged 76–77)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Portland Grove | |||
| Weymouth | |||
| Salisbury City | |||
| 1907–1922 | Clapton Orient | 336 | (34) |
| Folkestone | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Folkestone (player-manager) | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Frederick "Fred" Parker (18 June 1886 – 1963), also known as Spider Parker, was an English professional football forward and manager who played in the Football League for Clapton Orient.[2] He was the first person to enlist in the Football Battalion during the First World War.[3]
Personal life
Parker served as a colour sergeant with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War and as captain of Clapton Orient, was the first person to enlist in the newly-formed battalion in December 1914.[1] After his retirement from football, Parker worked as a porter at London King's Cross railway station.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Frederick Bartholomew | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 265. ISBN 978-0857330772.
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