David Parkes (footballer, born 1892)

David Parkes
Personal information
Full name	David Parkes
Date of birth	17 May 1892
Place of birth	Lye, West Midlands, England
Date of death	1975 (aged 83)
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Newcastle Town
1913–1914	Brighton & Hove Albion
1914–1919	Sheffield Wednesday
1920–1921	Stoke
1921	Llanelly
1922–1927	Rochdale
1928–1929	Macclesfield
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Parkes (17 May 1892 – 1975) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, Rochdale and Stoke.^[1]

Career

Parkes was born in Lye and played for Newcastle Town and Brighton & Hove Albion before joining Sheffield Wednesday in 1914. He was a regular in the Wednesday side in 1914–15 as they achieved a 7th-place finish in the First Division. His career was interrupted by World War I and once League football had been resumed in 1919–20 Parkes had lost his place in the side.^[1] He left for Stoke in July 1920 however he failed to make much of an impact and after making just six appearances in 1920–21 he left for Welsh side Llanelly.^[1] He then moved to Rochdale where he spent six seasons making 219 appearances for the "Dale" before ending his career with Macclesfield.

Career statistics

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheffield Wednesday	1913–14	First Division	10	0	0	0	10	0
	1914–15	First Division	29	1	3	0	32	1
	1919–20	First Division	8	0	0	0	8	0
Stoke	1920–21	Second Division	6	0	0	0	6	0
Rochdale	1922–23	Third Division North	35	3	1	0	36	3
	1923–24	Third Division North	42	1	1	0	43	1
	1924–25	Third Division North	41	1	2	0	43	1
	1925–26	Third Division North	34	1	3	1	37	2
	1926–27	Third Division North	28	3	1	0	29	3
	1927–28	Third Division North	29	2	2	0	31	2
Career Total			262	12	13	1	275	13

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
^ David Parkes at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[CarderHarris-2] Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.

[3] David Parkes at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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