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John Parke (6 August 1937 – 27 August 2011) was a footballer, who played for Linfield, Hibernian, Sunderland, Vancouver Royal Canadians, KV Mechelen and the Northern Ireland national football team as a full back.

John Parke
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-08-06)6 August 1937
Place of birth Bangor, Northern Ireland
Date of death 27 August 2011(2011-08-27) (aged 74)
Place of death Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Cliftonville
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1963 Linfield
1963–1964 Hibernian 21 (0)
1964–1968 Sunderland 85 (0)
1967 → Vancouver Royal Canadians (loan)[1] 7 (0)
1968 KV Mechelen 39 (0)
Total 152+ (0+)
National team
1963–1967 Northern Ireland 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career


He started his professional footballing career in his native Northern Ireland with Cliftonville before joining their rivals Linfield in 1954.[2] Having been a key player in the club's 'Seven Trophy' season of 1961/62, he moved to Scotland with Hibernian in 1963 where he made 23 appearances, scoring no goals. Parke moved to Sunderland in November 1964[3] and made his debut on 21 November, against Sheffield United in a 3–0 defeat at Bramall Lane.[4] He went on to make 85 league appearances for the club.[5] He joined Belgian club KV Mechelen before retiring in 1968.[2]


International career


He won his first cap for Northern Ireland on 12 November 1963 in a 2–1 win against Scotland. He went on to make a further 13 caps for his country, making it a total of 14 caps, with 0 goals.[2]


Death


Parke died of Alzheimer's disease in 2011, aged 74.[6]


References


  1. "NASL-John Parke".
  2. "John Parke". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  3. "John Parke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. "Sheffield United 3-0 Sunderland". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  5. "John Parke". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  6. Notice of death in The Belfast Telegraph



На других языках


- [en] John Parke (footballer)

[it] John Parke (calciatore)

John Parke (Bangor, 6 agosto 1937 – Belfast, 27 agosto 2011) è stato un calciatore nordirlandese, di ruolo difensore.

[ru] Парк, Джон (футболист)

Джон Парк (англ. John Parke; род. 6 августа 1937 (1937-08-06), Бангор, Северная Ирландия, Великобритания — 27 августа 2011) — североирландский футболист, игрок национальной сборной (1963—1967).



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