Fred Parker (footballer, born 1886)

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Fred Parker
Personal information
Full name Frederick William Parker[1]
Date of birth 18 June 1886
Place of birth Chickerell, England[2]
Date of death 5 January 1963(1963-01-05) (aged 76)[3]
Place of death Barnet, England[3]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gordon Athletic
Portland Prison Officers
Grove United
1903–1904 Weymouth 22 (9)
1907 Salisbury City
1907–1922 Clapton Orient 336 (34)
Folkestone
Managerial career
Folkestone
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick Parker (18 June 1886 – 5 January 1963), also known as Spider Parker or Bassie Parker,[4] was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Clapton Orient.[5] He was the first person to enlist in the Football Battalion during the First World War.[6] He later served as manager of Folkestone.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Parker was married with five children.[3] During his early football career, he worked as a carter on the Isle of Portland.[2] Parker served as a colour sergeant with the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[1] As captain of Clapton Orient, he was the first person to enlist in the newly formed battalion in December 1914.[1] Parker suffered with trench foot in 1917 and was lightly wounded in April 1918.[3] After his retirement from football, Parker worked as a porter at London King's Cross railway station and as a cleaner at government offices.[2] Following his death in January 1963, he was buried in Southgate Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Clapton Orient 1914–15[7] Second Division 37 2 1 0 38 2
Career total 37 2 1 0 38 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Frederick William Parker | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Davis, Joanna (9 April 2019). "Football captain who risked his life to get permanent memorial". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Our Her-O's: Part 4 of Orient's World War I heroes". www.leytonorient.com. 11 November 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Player Archive". The Terras. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Clapton Orient Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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