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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1926-06-23)23 June 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Wivenhoe,Essex, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 April 2011(2011-04-08) (aged 84)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Colchester,Essex, England | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1944 | Grays Athletic | ||
| 1944–1957 | West Ham United | 199 | (9) |
| 1957–1961 | Colchester United | 130 | (1) |
| 1961–1969 | Stowmarket Town | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1960–1969 | Stowmarket Town | ||
| 1969–? | Coggeshall Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:45, 12 April 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:00, 20 March 2010 (UTC) | |||
Derek Parker[a] (23 June 1926 – 8 April 2011) was an Englishfootballer who played in theFootball League forWest Ham United andColchester United. He played as aninside-forward, but later switched tohalf-back.
Parker joinedWest Ham United fromGrays Athletic in October 1944. He made a total of 199 League appearances for the east London club between 1946 and 1957. He also made eightFA Cup appearances, and over 200Football Combination appearances with thereserve team.[3]
In 1951, Parker was part of the FA XI squad that travelled to Australia.[3][4]
He was signed byColchester United, then managed byBenny Fenton (brother of Hammers managerTed) on 15 March 1957.[5] He went on to make 130 League appearances for the club,[2] and became clubcaptain,[6] leaving in March 1961.[7]
Parker thereafter joinedStowmarket Town asplayer-manager and switched tofull-back. The appointment coincided with the club's return to amateur status. He remained at the club until 1969, when he left forCoggeshall Town.[8] He led that club to aBorder League and Cup double in1969–70, and theEssex Intermediate Cup in1970–71 (beatingGreat Wakering Rovers in the Final).[9][10]
Parker died in April 2011.[2]
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