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Ray Parlour

Arsenal FC

10 appearances, 0 goals

P 10 W 2 D 5 L 3 F 11: A 6
*(actual F 7: A 1)
45% successful

1998-2001

disciplined: none
captain:
none
minutes played:
374

Profile

Full name Raymond Parlour (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 7 March 1973 in Romford, Greater London [registered in Barking, March 1973].
notes: Barking became part of the Greater London registration county in 1965.
Married to Karen J. Bruce [registered in Havering, Essex, June 1998]. Divorced July 2004
Height/Weight 5' 10", 11st. 12lbs [1996-2005].

Source

Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [1996-2005] & Ancestry.com

Club Career

Club(s) Signed professionally with Arsenal FC from a trainee on 6 March 1991. He made 339 league appearances (333 in the Premier League_ and scored 22 goals, before he signed for Middlesbrough FC on 23 July 2004 on a free transfer. Released from his Boro contract on 25 January 2007 after 36 Premier League appearances, and after training again with Arsenal FC to regain fitness, he joined Hull City AFC on 9 February 2007, until the end of the season; He made fifteen Championship appearances, helping the Tigers avoid relegation. He was released from his contract and he retired from playing.
He did come out of retirement in 2012 to help Wembley FC in their FA Cup campaign.
Club honours Football League Cup winners 1992-93, 2003-04; FA Cup winners 1992-93, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2002-03, runners-up 2000-01; European Cup Winners Cup winners 1993-94, runners-up 1994-95; European Super Cup runners-up 1993-94; FA Premier League Champions 1997-98, 2002-03, 2003-04, runners-up 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03; FA Charity/Community Shield winners 1998, 1999, 2002, runners-up 2003; UEFA Cup runners-up 1999-2000, 2005-06.
Individual honours Premier League Player of the Month March 1999;
Distinctions None

Source

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

England Career

Player number 1089th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Right-sided midfielder
First match No. 756, 27 March 1999, England 3 Poland 1, a European Championship qualification match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (70), aged 26 years 20 days.
Last match No.  775, 15 November 2000, Italy 1 England 0, a friendly match at Stadio delle Alpi, Torino, substituted (78), aged 27 years 254 days.
Major tournaments None
Team honours Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon (U21) Champions 1994;
Individual honours England B (one appearance), England U21 (twelve appearances).
Distinctions None

Beyond England

Began punditry work with Setanta Sports, before the sports channel folded. Also on BBC Radio 5 Live and Talksport.

 

Ray Parlour - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
20 10  7 3 7 2 374 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.

 

Ray Parlour - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 7 2 3 2 10 4 +6 4 3 1.429 0.571 50.0 =0
Away 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2 1 0.333 0.667 33.3 -1
All 10 2 5 3 11 6 +5 6 4 1.10 0.60 45.0 -1

 

Ray Parlour - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 6 1 2 3 7 4 +3 4 2 1.167 0.667 33.3 -2
Red 4 1 3 0 4 2 +2 2 2 1.00 0.50 62.5 +1
All 10 2 5 3 11 6 +5 6 4 1.10 0.60 45.0 -1

 

Ray Parlour - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0.00 0.50 25.0 -1
World Cup 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0.00 0.50 25.0 -1

ECP

5 2 2 1 10 3 +7 2 2 2.00 0.60 60.0 +1
European Championship 5 2 2 1 10 3 +7 2 2 2.00 0.60 60.0 +1
Friendly 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2 1 0.333 0.667 33.3 -1
All 10 2 5 3 11 6 +5 6 4 1.10 0.60 45.0 -1

 

Ray Parlour - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2000-02 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0.00 0.50 25.0 -1
WCP All 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0.00 0.50 25.0 -1
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 1998-2000 5 2 2 1 10 3 +7 2 2 2.00 0.60 60.0 +1
ECP All 5 2 2 1 10 3 +7 2 2 2.00 0.60 60.0 +1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0.00 0.50 25.0 -1
EC 5 2 2 1 10 3 +7 2 2 2.00 0.60 60.0 +1
All 7 2 3 2 10 4 +6 4 3 1.429 0.571 50.0 =0

 

Ray Parlour - Match History
 Club: Arsenal F.C. - 10 full appearances

Coach: Glenn Hoddle - 0 full capsx

Age 24
1 b 10 February 1998 - England 1 Chile A 2, The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Fr HL Start 3
Age 25
- 743 22 April 1998 - England 3 Portugal 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 15
- 752 10 October 1998 - England 0 Bulgaria 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HD squad member
- 753 14 October 1998 - Luxembourg 0 England 3, Stade Josy Barthel, Stad Lëtzebuerg AW
 

Coach: Kevin Keegan - 8 full capsx

Age 26
1 756 27 March 1999 - England 3 Poland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW sub 70 17

2-1 when substituting

2 758 5 June 1999 - England 0 Sweden 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HD sub 75 16

0-0 when substituting

3 759 9 June 1999 - Bulgaria 1 England 1, Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofiya AD sub 65 15

1-1 when substituting

4 760 4 September 1999 - England 6 Luxembourg 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 8
- 761 8 September 1999 - Poland 0 England 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley AD unused sub 16
- 762 10 October 1999 - England 2 Belgium 1, Stadium of Light, Sunderland Fr HW squad member
- 763 13 November 1999 - Scotland 0 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow ECP AW squad member
5 764 17 November 1999 - England 0 Scotland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HL sub 90 14

0-1 when substituting

6 765 23 February 2000 - England 0 Argentina 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD sub 72 15
0-0 when substituting
Age 27
7 766 27 May 2000 - England 1 Brazil 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD sub 72 15
1-1 when substituting
1-1 when substitut
ed
- 767 31 May 2000 - England 2 Ukraine 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW withdrawn squad member
On May 15, Kevin Keegan named a 28-man squad for two Wembley friendlies against Brazil and Ukraine. A final squad of 22 was announced on May 28, before England defeated Ukraine. Afterwhich Ray Parlour withdrew because of injury.
8 773 7 October 2000 - England 0 Germany 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HL sub 82 14
0-1 when substituting
 

Coach: Howard Wilkinson - 1 full capx

9 774 11 October 2000 - Finland 0 England 0, Olympiastadion, Helsinki WCP AD Start 7
 

Coach: Peter Taylor - 1 full capx

10 775 15 November 2000 - Italy 1 England 0, Stadio delle Alpi, Torino Fr AL Start off 78 8
1-0 when substituted
 

Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson - 0 full capsx

- 776 28 February 2001 - England 3 Spain 0, Villa Park, Birmingham Fr HW injured squad member
Age 28
- 779 25 May 2001 - England 4 Mexico 0, Pride Park Stadium, Derby Fr HW injured squad member
- 780 6 June 2001 - Greece 0 England 2, Olympiako Stadio Athínas Spyros Louis, Athína WCP AW

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