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Tommy Parkin
English footballer
Thomas Aitchison Parkin (born 1 February 1956) is an English retired professional football midfielder. His nephews, Jacob Murphy and Josh Murphy, also became professional footballers.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Aitchison Parkin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-02-01) 1 February 1956 (age 68)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1987 | Ipswich Town | 70 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1977 | → Connecticut Bicentennials (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 1987–1990 | Bury Town | ||
| 1990 | Wivenhoe Town | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 107 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Gateshead, Parkin spent his youth career with Ipswich Town and turned professional with Ipswich in December 1973,[4] He was sent out on loan to Grimsby Town during the 1975–76 season and then to Peterborough United the following season. Later in 1977 he was loaned to Connecticut Bicentennials of the North American Soccer League. He made his Ipswich debut against Cardiff City in the third round of the FA Cup on 7 January 1978.[5] Ipswich went on to win the FA Cup that season but Parkin wasn't part of the squad for the final itself. Parkin had made fewer than 20 first team appearances by the age of 27.[4]
Despite becoming a first team regular during the 1983–84 season, Parkin soon returned to being a reserve player. His final appearance for Ipswich was a League Cup defeat to Cambridge United,[4] and he left he club in 1987. He subsequently joined Bury Town, where he played until 1990. Parkin joined Wivenhoe Town in the summer of 1990, playing 11 games until departing in September of that year for Harwich & Parkeston.
- "Tommy Parkin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- Roger, James (15 August 2015). "Who is Jacob Murphy? Five things you need to know about Coventry City FC's new signing". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- When Saturday Comes: Parkins Restrictions When Saturday Comes
- "Games played by Tommy Parkin in 1977-78". prideofanglia.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- Tommy Parkin North American Soccer League Players
- Ipswich Neil Brown