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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]

Dick Parker

Personal information
Full name	Richard Parker[1]
Date of birth	(1894-09-14)14 September 1894
Place of birth	Stockton-on-Tees, England
Date of death	1 January 1969(1969-01-01) (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

Personal life

Parked attended Tilery School in Stockton-on-Tees.[2] He served in the Northumberland Fusiliers during the First World War.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

References

External links

• Sunderland AFC profile

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