Edward Parsons (January 1879 – 1956), known as Ted or Teddy Parsons, was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke[1] and in the Southern League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Parsons[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 1879[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1956 (aged 77)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Stafford, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1896 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 1897–1900 | Stoke | 55 | (1) |
| 1900 | Featherstone Rangers | ||
| 1901 | Distillery | ||
| 1902 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 1903–1905 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Parsons was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played amateur football with Stafford Rangers before joining Stoke in 1887.[1] He was used as back up to Joe Murphy but he played in all of Stoke's matches in the FA Cup in 1898–99 as the team reached the semi-final before being beaten 3–1 by Derby County.[1]
Murphy joined Woolwich Arsenal and Parsons took his place for the 1899–1900 and missed just two matches.[1] But he lost his place to Billy Leech and left Stoke for Featherstone Rangers and then Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1897–98 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1898–99 | First Division | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1899–1900 | First Division | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 1900–01 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 55 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 65 | 1 | ||