Reg Parker (footballer)
This article is about the Welsh footballer. For the English footballer, see Reginald Parker (footballer).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reginald Ernest Arundel Parker | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Llantrisant, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 1997[1] | ||
| Playing position | Centre-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1948 | Cardiff City | 2 | (0) |
| 1948–1954 | Newport County | 201 | (99) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Reginald Ernest Arundel "Reg" Parker (10 June 1921 – 1997) was a Welsh professional footballer.
Career
A centre-forward, Parker began his career at Cardiff City, playing for the side in wartime fixtures. Parker later went on to serve in World War II before returning to Ninian Park on his return, where he was unable to force his way past Stan Richards and made just two appearances at the end of the 1947–48 season.
In August 1948, he joined Newport County[2] in exchange for Bryn Allen, going on to make 201 appearances for the side between 1948 and 1954, scoring 99 goals.[3]
References
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
- ↑ Hugman, Barry (1981). Football League Players Records (1946–1981). Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications. p. 270. ISBN 0-907574-08-4.
- ↑ Newport County A-Z of transfers
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