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Jack Parkinson

Liverpool FC

2 appearances, 0 goals

P 2 W 1 D 0 L 1 F 2: A 2
50% successful

1910

captain: none
minutes played:
180

Timeline

  John Parkinson
Birth 21 September 1883 in Bootle-cum-Linacre, Lancashire [registered in West Derby, December 1883].
Baptism 14 October 1883 in St. John's Church, Bootle-cum-Linacre, by J.G. McGonigle
 

According to the 1891 census, John is the second of four children to Thomas Lambert and Ann Jane (née Cameron), living at 2 Malcolm Street in Bootle-cum-Linacre. His father is a railway carter.

 

According to the 1901 census, John is a railway clerk and is now the second of six children, still at home with their parents, still at 2 Malcolm Street.

Marriage to Winifred Murray in Liverpool [registered in West Derby, September 1907]. Living in Balfour Road. Five children, John Cameron [b.16 February 1908], Winifred [b.1910], twins Ewan & Elsie [b.18 July 1914], and Eric [b.28 January 1922].
 

According to the 1911 census, John, a professional footballer, newsagent and tobacconist, is married to Winifred and living at 193 Breck Road in Everton, along with their two children, John and Winifred. Also his mother-in-law, Mary Ellen, and sister-in-law, Annie Murray, and his own sister, Nellie.

  According to the 1921 census, John, now just a newsagent and tobacconist, is still married, and with his eldest daughter, there are two more children, Elsie and Ewan. They live at 145 Breck Road in Everton, still with his mother-in-law and sister-in-law.
  According to the 1939 register, John, working as a wholesale newsagent, is now a widow, and lives at 6 Strathmore Road, Liverpool, still along with his sister-in-law, Annie Murray, a shop assistant. They live with four more staff.
Incidentally, his sons, John and Ewan, live next door, at 20 Denman Drive.
Death 13 September 1942 at Northern Hospital, Liverpool, aged 58 years 357 days [registered in Liverpool South, September 1942]. Living at 6 Strathmore Road in Liverpool. Left £24,333 17s. 1d.

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], Tony Onslow &

Playing Career

Club(s) Assisted Merseyside junior clubs, Hertford Albion FC and Valkyrie FC, before signing amateur forms with Liverpool FC during 1901-02. Turned professional 4 October 1902. Although hampered by injury, he did make 199 league appearances, scoring 123 goals. Signed for Bury FC on 21 August 1914. Retiring through the war.
Club honours Football League Division Two winners 1904-05; Division One Champions 1905-06, runners-up 1909-10; The Sheriff of London's Charity Shield winners 1906; FA Cup runners-up 1913-14;
Individual honours Football League (three appearances); Top Goalscorer Football League Division One (30, 1909-10)
Distinctions Won the 100 yards Footballer's Race organised by Dundee FC in 1905 ahead of Jack Cox.
Height/Weight 5' 9", 12st. 0lbs [1910].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career

Player number 349th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre-forward
First match No. 106, 14 March 1910, Wales 0 England 1, a British Championship match at Cardiff Arms Park, Temperance Town, Cardiff, aged 26 years 174 days.
Last match No. 107, 2 April 1910, Scotland 2 England 0, a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow, aged 26 years 193 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1909-10;
Team honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions Died the same day as Arthur Dorrell and seventeen days after George Holley

Beyond England

After leaving football, Jack had two newsagent/tobacconist shops in Liverpool. When he died he was chairman of the Mersey and District Council of Wholesale and Retail Newsagents. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.191.

 

Jack Parkinson - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Mins. goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
2 2 2 180 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Jack Parkinson - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Away - British Championship 2 1 0 1 2 2 =0 1 1 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All 2 1 0 1 2 2 =0 1 1 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0

 

Jack Parkinson - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1909-10 2 1 0 1 2 2 =0 1 1 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC All 2 1 0 1 2 2 =0 1 1 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 2 1 0 1 2 2 =0 1 1 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All 2 1 0 1 2 2 =0 1 1 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0

 

Jack Parkinson - Match History
 Club: Liverpool F.C. - 2 full appearances

F.A. International Select Committee - 2 full capsx

Age 26
1 106 14 March 1910 - Wales 0 England 2, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff BC AW Start cf
2 107 2 April 1910 - Scotland 2 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow AL Start cf

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