Reginald Parker (footballer)

Reginald Parker
	Parker while with Brentford in 1924.
Personal information
Full name	Reginald Parker
Date of birth	8 July 1902
Place of birth	Willington Quay, England
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Boldon Comrades
1922–1925	Brentford
1925–1928	South Shields
1928–1929	Merthyr Town
	Tunbridge Wells Rangers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career[edit]

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[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	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[edit]

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

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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN 978-1905891610.

[Timeless-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.

[White-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 367–368. ISBN 0951526200.

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