Les Parry
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Parry | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tranmere Rovers (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009-2012 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
Dr. Les Parry (born 27 November 1957) is the current manager of Tranmere Rovers.[2]
Parry is a qualified physiotherapist and worked with Tranmere Rovers in that capacity since the early nineties before succeeding John Barnes in the managerial position at Tranmere.
Managerial career
Tranmere Rovers
Rovers sacked manager John Barnes and his assistant, Jason McAteer, after a run of just two league wins from 11 matches on 9 October 2009. As a result, Parry was placed in temporary charge, to be assisted by reserve boss Shaun Garnett.[3] His first match was a 0–1 home loss to Stockport County.[4] On 16 December, he was appointed manager until the end of the season after an encouraging five wins and three draws (sixteen losses) as caretaker boss.[5] Parry successfully kept Tranmere in League One, securing the team's place for the next season with a vital victory away at Stockport on the final day of the 2009-10 season. Parry continued to fill the physiotherapist role alongside that of manager until the appointment of Steve Walker in June 2010.[6]
After finishing 18th in the 2010-11 campaign, his first full season in charge, the team made a strong start the following season, with Rovers in 5th place at the end of August. However they dropped to 17th by January.
Statistics
Managerial
These statistics include all league and cup first team fixtures.[7][8]
- As of 3 March 2012
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 
|
9 October 2009 | Present | 131 | 40 | 34 | 57 | 30.53 |
| Total | 131 | 40 | 34 | 57 | 30.53 | |||
Personal life
Parry began his working life as a trainee shipwright at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead.[9] During this period of his life he was named 'British Apprentice of the Year' in 1974.[9] He followed this with a career as an airframe fitter at British Aerospace.[9] After a period working in Germany[9] he returned to the UK where he studied Physiotherapy at the University of Salford.[9] In addition he also acquired a qualification in sports science.[9] Following this he opened a clinic,[9] and a business to train health and fitness instructors.[9]
He started as part-time physio at Tranmere in 1991[9] before being appointed full-time by Johnny King in 1993.[10]
Parry completed a PhD in "Sports injuries in professional soccer and the effects of detraining" at Liverpool John Moores University in July 2010.[11][12]
Parry released a single named "I'm Les The White Legs Parry" which changed words from "The Red-Nose Reindeer" in 2006. It sold 2,000 copies to raise money for charity.[13]
External links
- Les Parry management career statistics at Soccerbase
- BBC Sport: Paul Fletcher, The physio who became a manager, 6 October 2010
References
- ^ "Les Parry profile". LMA. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Official Club Statement". Tranmere Rovers Official Website. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
- ^ "Tranmere sack Barnes and McAteer". BBC Sport. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ "Tranmere 0 - 1 Stockport". BBC Sport. 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ "Parry has Tranmere job for season". BBC Sport. 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ "Tranmere Rovers unveil new physio Steve Walker from Crewe". Liverpool Echo. 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
- ^ "2009-2010 Fixtures". Tranmere Rovers Official Website. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- ^ "Les Parry's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The physio who became a manager". BBC. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ Wyett, Charlie (2009-12-04). "Parry has Rover and clout". London: The Sun. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ "Students Conference - Pain can be 'unlearned'". Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ^ "Tranmere boss Les Parry picks up PhD just weeks after saving Rovers from the drop". London: Daily Mail. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ^ "IN THE CLUB: LES PARRY". The Football League. 2008-09-09. Retrieved 2009-12-17.