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Jack Parkinson

Liverpool FC

 2 appearances, 0 goals

P 2 W 1 D 0 L 1 F 1: A 2
50% successful
1910

captain: none
minutes played: 180

Timeline
  John Parkinson
Birth Friday, 21 September 1883 in Bootle-cum-Linacre, Lancashire
  registered in West Derby & Toxteh Park October-December 1883
Baptism Sunday, 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 summer 1907 in Liverpool. Living in Balfour Road.
  registered in West Derby & Toxteh Park July-September 1907
Children Jack and Winnie Parkinson have five children together. John Cameron (b.16 February 1908), Winifred (b.9 January 1910), twins Ewan & Elsie (b.18 July 1914), and Eric (b.28 January 1922).
 

His father died in 1909
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.
His mother died in early 1930.
  His wife, Winnie, died in 1935.
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 Sunday, 13 September 1942 at Northern Hospital, Liverpool, Lancashire
aged 58 years 357 days registered in Liverpool South July-September 1942
Obituary
 
Funeral Wednesday, 16 September 1942 at Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool
Probate "PARKINSON John of 6 Strathmore-road Liverpool 6 died 13 September 1942 at Northern Hospital Liverpool 16 Administration (with Will) Liverpool 9 August to Ewan Parkinson wholesale newsagent and tobacconist. Effects £24333 17s. 1d." [2025 equivalent: £993,352]

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 1 2 =0 1 1 0.50 1.00 50.0 =0
All 2 1 0 1 1 2 =0 1 1 0.50 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 1 2 =0 1 1 0.50 1.00 50.0 =0
BC All 2 1 0 1 1 2 =0 1 1 0.50 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 1 2 =0 1 1 0.50 1.00 50.0 =0
All 2 1 0 1 1 2 =0 1 1 0.50 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 1, 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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