Sam Parkin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Parkin | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Roehampton, Surrey, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Queen of the South | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2002 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Millwall (loan) | 7 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 40 | (4) |
| 2002–2005 | Swindon Town | 124 | (67) |
| 2005–2006 | Ipswich Town | 22 | (5) |
| 2006–2009 | Luton Town | 50 | (10) |
| 2008–2009 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Walsall | 24 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | St. Johnstone | 23 | (4) |
| 2012– | Queen of the South | 3 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:18, 18 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Samuel "Sam" Parkin (born 12 February 1982 in Roehampton, Surrey) is an English born professional footballer. At 6 foot 2 inches tall, he is a big target man forward who holds the ball up and links play. Qualifying via his mother, he has represented Scotland at 'B´level. He is currently signed to Scottish club Queen of the South.[1]
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Chelsea and loans
Parkin started his career at Chelsea as a trainee. For first team experience he was loaned out.
At Millwall, he played seven games scoring four times in early 2000-01.
At Wycombe Wanderers he scored perhaps the most important goal in their history, when he headed in the winner against Wolverhampton Wanderers during Wycombe's run to the semi-finals of the FA Cup.[2] However his loan had finished and he returned to Chelsea denying him a chance to play in the quarter or semi finals. He scored one other goal for Wycombe in the Football League Trophy against Leyton Orient.[3]
At Oldham Athletic Parkin found the net three times in seven games.
At Northampton Town he spent almost a full season there in his loan scoring five times.
[edit] Swindon Town
In 2002, Parkin signed for Swindon Town, then in the Second Division. In his three seasons at the County Ground he quickly became one of the most feared goalscorers in the division, scoring 67 goals in 124 league games. He was affectionately nicknamed 'Super Sammy Parkin' by Swindon fans during his time at the club.
[edit] Ipswich Town
In the summer of 2005, Parkin was signed by Ipswich Town on a four year deal for £550,000. Several other clubs, notably Reading, Brighton, and Norwich City had also been interested in signing him. He made his Ipswich debut against Cardiff City and scored on his second game against QPR.
Parkin was Town's top scorer with five goals in 19 games before on 22 November he incured his first serious injury when he broke his ankle. He did not play for the first team again until the last day of April. He played two games for Ipswich in August 2006/07 before changing clubs again.
[edit] Luton Town and Leyton Orient
On 25 August 2006, Parkin was transferred to Luton Town for a fee of £340,000. He played ten games upto 17 October before serious injury struck a second time ruling out for the rest of the season. Luton were relegated to League One.
In his comeback Parkin was badly injured in his second game in August in the 2007–08 season but scored on his return to the team in late January. Luton, now in administration, suffered a second successive relegation with Parkin scoring a total of 5 goals in 19 league games.
Parkin returned fully recovered in the 2008–09 season, scoring 3 goals in the first 4 league games. However, as a result of financial restructuring at Luton and Parkin being one of the club's highest earners, any offers from other clubs were to be considered.
On 23 October 2008, Parkin joined League One side Leyton Orient on a three-month loan deal under O's manager Martin Ling. Following the resignation of Ling, Parkin's loan was terminated, and he returned to Luton on 19 January 2009 without scoring in his time at Brisbane Road.[4]
Parkin played in 18 further Luton games during the season, including as a substitute in Luton's Football League Trophy final success at Wembley Stadium, scoring one goal in that time. Luton were relegated for the third successive season, dropping out of the Football League, and on 27 May 2009, Parkin was released by Luton after coming to the end of his contract.[5]
[edit] Walsall
On 16 July 2009, Parkin signed for League One side Walsall on a one-year contract in which he scored three goals in 24 league games.[6]
[edit] St. Johnstone
On 15 July 2010 Parkin signed for Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on a two-year contract.[7][8] Parkin scored five goals for St. Johnstone, but suffered a broken ankle in February 2011.[9] He only made two substitute appearances for Saints in the 2011–12 season before he was released from his contract by mutual consent in January 2012.[9]
[edit] Queen of the South
On 24 January 2012 Parkin signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South until the end of the 2011–12 season.[10] Parkin scored two goals on his Queen of the South debut in a 2-1 victory over Greenock Morton.[11]
[edit] International career
Parkin was eligible to play for Scotland through his Scottish mother, and made his Scotland debut in a Scotland Future international against Austria. He was injured early in the match and was substituted.
[edit] Honours
- 2008–09: Football League Trophy – Luton Town
[edit] References
- ^ "Sam Parkin joins Queen of the South". BBC Sport (BBC). 26 January 2012. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16751996.stm. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Wycombe shock Wolves". BBC Sport. 27 January 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/1138625.stm. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "Leyton Orient 0–2 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 9 January 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/1106752.stm. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "Parkin in line for shock recall". Luton Town FC. 19 January 2009. http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/PreMatchAnalysis/0,,10372~1524493,00.html. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^ "Hatters release quintet". Luton Town FC. 27 May 2009. http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~1670246,00.html. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ "Saddlers seal Parkin deal". Sky Sports. 16 July 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11719_5435853,00.html. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Sam relishing chance to prove himself" St Johnstone FC 15 July 2010
- ^ "St Johnstone sign stiker Sam Parkin". BBC Sport (BBC). 15 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/8804896.stm. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ a b "St Johnstone and Sam Parkin part company by mutual consent". BBC Sport (BBC). 19 January 2012. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16632307.stm. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "A new signing" www.qosfc.com 24 Jan 2012
- ^ "Queen of the South 2 - 1 Greenock Morton" 28 Jan 2012
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- 1982 births
- People from Nottinghamshire
- Living people
- Anglo-Scots
- English footballers
- English people of Scottish descent
- Scotland B international footballers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- St. Johnstone F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Queen of the South F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Association football forwards
