Jack Parkinson (footballer born 1883)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jack Parkinson


fullname = John Parkinson
dateofbirth = September 1883
cityofbirth = Bootle
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = 13 September 1942
cityofdeath =
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position = Striker
youthyears =
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years = 1903-1914 1914-?
clubs = Liverpool Bury
caps(goals) = 220 (130) ? (?)
nationalyears = 1910
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (0)

John "Jack" Parkinson (September 1883 — 13 September 1942) was an England international footballer who played for Liverpool as a striker.

Club career

Born in Bootle, Merseyside, England, Parkinson began his career at Anfield rising through the youth ranks and breaking into the first team in 1903. He made his debut on October 3 in a 2-1 victory against Small Heath at Muntz Street, scoring after sixteen minutes. That season Parkinson scored six goals in seventeen games, and in the 1904-05 season he scored 21 times in 23 appearances.

Injury hampered Parkinson's career to some extent, including a broken wrist sustained in a match against Woolwich Arsenal in Liverpool's championship-winning season of 1905-06. He played nine times in the campaign, scoring seven goals, though this was not enough appearances to qualify for a medal. Parkinson's most prolific season for the Reds was the 1910-11 campaign, which saw him top the league's goalscoring list with thirty goals in 31 games. Over the following three seasons, Parkinson scored a further 43 times.

The 1913-14 season proved to be Parkinson's final for Liverpool, making only six appearances, his last being a 2-1 defeat at Burden Park against Bolton on February 14, 1914. He moved to Bury in 1914 and retired from the game during World War I to become a newsagent.

International career

Parkinson won two England caps, the first of which came on 14 March 1910 at Cardiff Arms Park in a 1-0 win against Wales.

Career honours

Football League Second Division
* Winner (with Liverpool) - 1904-05

References

* [http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/past_players/players/parkinson/ Player profile from Liverpoolfc.tv]
* [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=788 Player profile from LFChistory.net]