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Richard Parker (14 September 1894 – 1 January 1969) was an English professional footballer who made over 200 appearances as a centre forward in the Football League.[1][3] He is best remembered for his three-year spell with Millwall, for whom he scored 62 goals in 88 league matches.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Parker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 1969 (aged 74)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1914 | Norton | ||
| 1914 | Thornaby Corinthians | ||
| 1914 | South Bank | ||
| 1914 | Stockton | ||
| 1919–1920 | Sunderland | 6 | (2) |
| 1920 | Coventry City | 26 | (11) |
| 1920–1921 | South Shields | 9 | (5) |
| 1921–1922 | Wallsend | ||
| 1922–1924 | Queens Park Rangers | 61 | (30) |
| 1924–1927 | Millwall | 88 | (62) |
| 1927–1928 | Watford | 13 | (2) |
| 1928–1929 | Merthyr Town | 0 | (0) |
| Tunbridge Wells Rangers | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Parked attended Tilery School in Stockton-on-Tees.[2] He served in the Northumberland Fusiliers during the First World War.[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 1919–20[4] | First Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Coventry City | 1919–20[5] | Second Division | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 |
| 1920–21[5] | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1922–23[6] | Third Division South | 28 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 20 |
| 1923–24[7] | 33 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 14 | ||
| Total | 61 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 34 | ||
| Millwall | 1924–25[8] | Third Division South | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 |
| 1925–26[9] | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | ||
| 1926–27[10] | 40 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 38 | ||
| 1927–28[11] | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | |||
| Total | 88 | 62 | 10 | 4 | 98 | 66 | ||
| Watford | 1927–28[2] | Third Division South | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| Career total | 194 | 107 | 16 | 9 | 210 | 116 | ||
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