Edward Parsons (footballer)

Edward Parsons
Personal information
Full name Edward Parsons[1]
Date of birth January 1879[1]
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 1956 (aged 77)[1]
Place of death Stafford, England[1]
Playing position Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Stafford Rangers
1897–1900 Stoke 55 (1)
Featherstone Rangers
1903–1905 Brighton & Hove Albion 37 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Edward Parsons (January 1879 – 1956), known as Ted or Teddy Parsons, was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke[1] and in the Southern League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[2]

Career

Parsons was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played amateur football with Stafford Rangers before joining Stoke in 1887.[1] He was used as back up to Joe Murphy but he played in all of Stoke's matches in the FA Cup in 1898–99 as the team reached the semi-final before being beaten 3–1 by Derby County.[1]

Murphy joined Woolwich Arsenal and Parsons took his place for the 1899–1900 and missed just two matches.[1] But he lost his place to Billy Leech and left Stoke for Featherstone Rangers and then Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke[1] 1897–98 First Division 601070
1898–99 First Division 13060190
1899–1900 First Division 31120331
1900–01 First Division 501060
Career Total 551100651

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
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