Gary Parkinson

Gary Parkinson
Personal information
Full name Gary Anthony Parkinson[1]
Date of birth (1968-01-10) 10 January 1968 (age 56)[1]
Place of birth Thornaby,[1] England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Everton 0 (0)
1986–1993 Middlesbrough 202 (5)
1992 → Southend United (loan) 6 (0)
1993–1994 Bolton Wanderers 3 (0)
1994–1997 Burnley 135 (4)
1997–2001 Preston North End 88 (6)
2001–2002 Blackpool 24 (0)
2002–2003 Stalybridge Celtic 2 (0)
2003 Rossendale United
Total 460 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Anthony Parkinson (born 10 January 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back.[3]

In 2006, he was appointed Head of Youth at his former club Blackpool, a role he occupied until he suffered a severe stroke in September 2010, leading to a diagnosis of locked-in syndrome.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Gary Parkinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "Blinking the alphabet & visits from Moyes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ Gaughan, Jack (21 April 2012). "After 18 months of anguish, Gary Parkinson is ready to go home". The Independent. Retrieved 9 September 2012.