Brian Parkinson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 14, 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1974-1976 | Everton | 1 | (0) |
| 1976-1979 | Los Angeles Skyhawks | ||
| 1980 | Miami Americans | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Brian Parkinson is a retired English professional goalkeeper who played five seasons in the American Soccer League.
Parkinson began his football career with Everton F.C., where he earned the backup goalkeeper job for a brief spell at the age of 18. In 1976, he moved to the Los Angeles Skyhawks where he had the lowest goals against average (0.78) among American Soccer League goalkeepeers for the league champions.[1] He followed that in 1977 when he had the second lowest goals against average among ASL keepers.[2] In 1980, he spent one season with the Miami Americans.
