| Fred Parker | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 June 1886 Weymouth, England |
| Died |
5 January 1963 (aged 76)[1] Barnet, England[1] |
Frederick Parker (18 June 1886 – 5 January 1963), also known as Spider Parker or Bassie Parker,[2] was an English professional football forward and manager who played in the Football League for Clapton Orient.[3] He was the first person to enlist in the Football Battalion during the First World War.[4]
Personal life[]
Parker was married with five children.[1] He served as a colour sergeant with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[5] As captain of Clapton Orient, was the first person to enlist in the newly formed battalion in December 1914.[5] Parker suffered with trench foot in 1917 and was lightly wounded in April 1918.[1] After his retirement from football, Parker worked as a porter at London King's Cross railway station.[4]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Clapton Orient | 1914–15[6] | Second Division | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Career total | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "OUR HER-O'S: Part 4 of Orient's World War I heroes" (in en-gb). https://www.leytonorient.com/news/2018/november/part-4-orient-wwi/.
- ↑ "Player Archive" (in en-GB). THE TERRAS. http://theterras.com/index.php/weymouth-football-club-archive/player-archive/. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. pp. 265. ISBN 978-0857330772.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Frederick William Parker | Service Record | Football and the First World War" (in en-US). http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/fred-parker-clapton-orient/. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ↑ "Clapton Orient Squad 1914/15" (in en-US). Football and the First World War. http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/clapton-orient-squad-191415/. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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