Kevin Parker (English footballer)

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Kevin Parker
Personal information
Full name Kevin James Parker
Date of birth (1979-09-10) 10 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
1995–1999 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Norwich City 0 (0)
2000–2001 Torquay United 17 (2)
2001–2002 Weymouth
2002–200? Weston-super-Mare
2003 Bodmin Town
2004 Saltash United
2005–2006 Plymouth Parkway (3)
2006 – Tavistock
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin James Parker (born 10 September 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Biography

Born in Plymouth, Parker began his career as a trainee with Norwich City, but was kept out of the game for 18 months due to suffering from ME. He turned professional in June 1999 and played 20 times for the reserves the following season,[1] but was released by Norwich on 26 April 2000 without appearing in the first-team.

He joined Torquay United on trial[2] and earned himself a one-year contract in July 2000. He made his league debut on 12 August 2000 against league newcomers Kidderminster Harriers. After a few promising games at the start of the season, he joined the ever-growing list of long-term injured players and was out for most of the remainder of the season. He did score an injury-time winner at Plainmoor against local rivals Exeter City in January 2001,[3] but soon afterwards injured himself in training. In May 2001, Parker was given a three-month contract extension to prove his fitness and then prove his ability to the new manager Roy McFarland. He made only two further appearances for the Gulls (both times as a substitute in the games away to Kidderminster Harriers and Cheltenham Town) before joining Yeovil Town on a two-week trial on 17 September 2001. On 28 September 2001, Parker's contract with Torquay was cancelled by mutual consent. The following day he signed for Weymouth on non-contract terms,[4] playing on a match-to-match basis until early November when he signed a contract until the end of the season.[5]

In May 2002, with Weymouth in financial trouble, Parker, along with Weymouth teammate Ryan Cross, joined Weston-super-Mare.[6]

In October 2003, Parker was playing for Bodmin Town and was the subject of a transfer request from Porthleven.[7] In April 2004, he was playing for Saltash United.[8]

In the 2005–06 season, he scored three times for Plymouth Parkway,[9] but was playing for Tavistock the following season.

References

  1. ^ "Profile at Flown from the Nest". Flown from the Nest. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Torquay's training and try-out hopes". BBC Sport. 31 July 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Torquay 2-1 Exeter". BBC Sport. 20 January 2001. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Parker becomes a Terra". NonLeagueDaily. 2 October 2001. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Parker staying with Terras". NonLeagueDaily. 6 November 2001. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Weston snap up Terras duo". NonLeagueDaily. 23 May 2002. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Port begin to run into form". The Falmouth Packet. 2 October 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Port have chance to end long wait for senior cup". The Falmouth Packet. 8 April 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "CSWL Goalscorers 2005-06". Cornish Soccer. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2009.