| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick William Parker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Chickerell, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 5 January 1963 (aged 76)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Barnet, England[3] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Gordon Athletic | |||
| Portland Prison Officers | |||
| Grove United | |||
| 1903–1904 | Weymouth | 22 | (9) |
| 1907 | Salisbury City | ||
| 1907–1922 | Clapton Orient | 336 | (34) |
| Folkestone | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Folkestone | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frederick Parker (18 June 1886 – 5 January 1963), also known as Spider Parker or Bassie Parker,[4] was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Clapton Orient.[5] He was the first person to enlist in the Football Battalion during the First World War.[6] He later served as manager of Folkestone.[3]
Personal life
Parker was married with five children.[3] During his early football career, he worked as a carter on the Isle of Portland.[2] Parker served as a colour sergeant with the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[1] As captain of Clapton Orient, he was the first person to enlist in the newly formed battalion in December 1914.[1] Parker suffered with trench foot in 1917 and was lightly wounded in April 1918.[3] After his retirement from football, Parker worked as a porter at London King's Cross railway station and as a cleaner at government offices.[2] Following his death in January 1963, he was buried in Southgate Cemetery.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Clapton Orient | 1914–15[7] | Second Division | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Career total | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 "Frederick William Parker | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 Davis, Joanna (9 April 2019). "Football captain who risked his life to get permanent memorial". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Our Her-O's: Part 4 of Orient's World War I heroes". www.leytonorient.com. 11 November 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ↑ "Player Archive". The Terras. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ↑ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 265. ISBN 978-0857330772.
- ↑ "Clapton Orient Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 16 June 2017.