Sam Parkin

Sam Parkin
Personal information
Full name Samuel Parkin[1]
Date of birth (1981-03-14) 14 March 1981 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Roehampton, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1997–1998 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Chelsea 0 (0)
2000 → Millwall (loan) 7 (4)
2000–2001 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 8 (0)
2001 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 7 (3)
2001–2002 → Northampton Town (loan) 40 (4)
2002–2005 Swindon Town 124 (67)
2005–2006 Ipswich Town 22 (5)
2006–2009 Luton Town 50 (10)
2008–2009 → Leyton Orient (loan) 13 (0)
2009–2010 Walsall 24 (3)
2010–2012 St Johnstone 23 (4)
2012 Queen of the South 15 (6)
2012–2013 St Mirren 27 (2)
2013–2014 Exeter City 26 (3)
Total 386 (111)
International career‡
2005 Scotland B 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:45, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 August 2011

Samuel Parkin (born 14 March 1981) is an English former footballer; a radio presenter for BBC Wiltshire, regularly involved with Swindon Town's coverage; and commentator for Chelsea TV. Throughout his career Parkin has played as a forward for Chelsea, Millwall, Wycombe Wanderers, Oldham Athletic, Northampton Town, Swindon Town, Ipswich Town, Luton Town, Leyton Orient, Walsall, St Johnstone, Queen of the South, St Mirren, and most recently Exeter City in League Two.

Club career

Chelsea

Parkin started his career at Chelsea as a trainee. For first team experience he was loaned out.

Loan spells

Parkin joined Millwall on loan during the 2000–01 season. He scored four goals in seven appearances for the Lions. He then joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan later in the 2000–01 season. At Wycombe, Parkin scored a headed winner against Wolverhampton Wanderers during their run to the semi-finals of the FA Cup.[2] However his loan had finished and he returned to Chelsea denying him a chance to play in the quarter-finals versus Leicester City or semi final v Liverpool. He scored one other goal for Wycombe in the Football League Trophy against Leyton Orient.[3] Parkin also played on loan for Oldham Athletic during the 2000–01 season. He scored three goals in seven appearances for the Latics.

Parkin joined Northampton Town on loan during the 2001–02 season. He scored five goals in 46 appearances for the Cobblers.

Swindon Town

In August 2002, Parkin signed for Swindon Town, then in the Second Division.[4] In his three seasons at the County Ground he quickly became one of the most feared goalscorers in the division after scoring a hat trick on his debut at home to Barnsley in a 3–1 victory he went on to score 67 goals in 124 league games for the Robins.

Ipswich Town

In the summer of 2005, Parkin was signed by Ipswich Town on a four-year deal for £550,000. He made his Ipswich debut against Cardiff City and scored on his second game against QPR.

Parkin was Town's top scorer with five goals in 19 games before on 22 November he incurred his first serious injury when he broke his ankle. He did not play for the first team again until the last day of April. He played two games for Ipswich in August 2006–07 before changing clubs again.

Luton Town

On 25 August 2006, Parkin was transferred to Luton Town for a fee of £340,000. He played ten games up to 17 October before serious injury struck a second time ruling out for the rest of the season. Luton were relegated to League One.

In his comeback Parkin was badly injured in his second game in August in the 2007–08 season but scored on his return to the team in late January. Luton, now in administration, suffered a second successive relegation with Parkin scoring a total of five goals in 19 league games.

Parkin returned fully recovered in the 2008–09 season, scoring three goals in the first four league games. However, as a result of financial restructuring at Luton and Parkin being one of the club's highest earners, any offers from other clubs were to be considered.

Leyton Orient

On 23 October 2008, Parkin joined League One side Leyton Orient on a three-month loan deal under O's manager Martin Ling. Following the resignation of Ling, Parkin's loan was terminated, and he returned to Luton on 19 January 2009 without scoring in his time at Brisbane Road.[5]

Parkin played in 18 further Luton games during the season, including as a substitute in Luton's Football League Trophy final success at Wembley Stadium, scoring one goal in that time. Luton were relegated for the third successive season, dropping out of the Football League, and on 27 May 2009, Parkin was released by Luton after coming to the end of his contract.[6]

Walsall

On 16 July 2009, Parkin signed a one-year contract with Walsall in League One.[7] He scored three goals in 27 appearances for The Saddlers.

St Johnstone

On 15 July 2010 Parkin signed for Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on a two-year contract.[8][9]

Parkin scored five goals for St Johnstone before suffering a broken ankle in February 2011.[10] He only made two substitute appearances for Saints in the 2011–12 season before he was released from his contract by mutual consent in January 2012.[10]

Queen of the South

On 24 January 2012 Parkin signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South until the end of the 2011–12 season.[11]

Parkin scored two goals on his debut in a 2–1 victory over Greenock Morton.[12]

St Mirren

Parkin signed a one-year deal with St Mirren on 7 June 2012.[13]

Parkin scored his first goal for the club against Dundee on 13 August 2012.

Exeter City

On 9 July 2013, Parkin completed a move to Exeter City on a free transfer.[14] Parkin scored on his debut in a 2–1 win against Bristol Rovers on 3 August 2013.

Parkin was released by the club on 8 May 2014 after scoring three goals in 29 appearances at St James Park.[15]

International career

Parkin was eligible to play for Scotland through his Scottish mother.[citation needed]

He made his Scotland debut in a Scotland Future international against Austria. He was injured early in the match and was substituted.[citation needed]

Media career

Sam Parkin is one of 3 former professional footballers, who host a podcast called Hanging Up The Boots (HUTB). The podcast features a special guest every episode. Parkin has presented for BBC Radio Wiltshire and has provided media content for his former clubs Swindon Town and Chelsea. More recently he is to be heard regularly on BBC Radio London as a co-commentator, on the podcast The Totally Football League Show, and seen as a TV pundit on the free-to-air EFL round-up show on the ITV channel. He can also be heard as an EFL co-commentator on talkSPORT.

Career statistics

As of 19 October 2013
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2000–01[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001–02[17] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Millwall (loan) 2000–01[16] Second Division 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2000–01[16] Second Division 8 0 3 1 0 0 2[c] 1 13 2
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2000–01[16] Second Division 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
Northampton Town (loan) 2001–02[17] Second Division 40 4 2 0 2 1 2[c] 0 46 5
Swindon Town 2002–03[18] Second Division 43 25 2 0 1 0 2 1 48 26
2003–04[19] Second Division 40 19 1 0 2 3 2[d] 1 45 23
2004–05[20] League One 41 23 3 0 2 0 3[c] 1 49 24
Total 124 67 6 0 5 3 7 3 142 73
Ipswich Town 2005–06[21] Championship 20 5 0 0 0 0 – 20 5
2006–07[22] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 0
Total 22 5 0 0 0 0 – 22 5
Luton Town 2006–07[22] Championship 8 1 0 0 0 0 – 8 1
2007–08[23] League One 19 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 5
2008–09[24] League Two 23 4 0 0 2 0 3 0 28 4
Total 50 10 0 0 3 0 3 0 56 10
Leyton Orient (Loan) 2008–09[24] League One 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Walsall 2009–10[25] League One 24 3 1 0 1 0 1[c] 0 27 3
St Johnstone 2010–11[26] Scottish Premier League 21 4 2 0 3 1 – 26 5
2011–12[27] Scottish Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 0
Total 23 4 2 0 3 1 – 28 5
Queen of the South 2011–12[27] Scottish First Division 15 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 6
St Mirren 2012–13[28] Scottish Premier League 27 2 2 0 3 1 – 32 3
Exeter City 2013–14[29] League Two 26 3 1 0 1 0 1[c] 0 29 3
Career total 386 111 21 1 18 6 16 4 441 122
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes League Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in Football League Second Division play-offs

Honours

Luton Town

St Mirren

Individual

References

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  3. ^ "Leyton Orient 0–2 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 9 January 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
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  10. ^ a b "St Johnstone and Sam Parkin part company by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  11. ^ "A new signing" www.qosfc.com 24 Jan 2012
  12. ^ "Queen of the South 2 – 1 Greenock Morton" 28 Jan 2012
  13. ^ "St Mirren sign striker Sam Parkin on one-year contract". BBC Sport. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  14. ^ "Exeter City sign St Mirren striker on free transfer". BBC Sport. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Artur Krysiak: Exeter City release goalkeeper after four year spell". BBC Sport. 8 May 2014.
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