Biography
Liverpudlian left-back William David Parker was an up and coming youngster at Lancashire Combination side Marine when he signed for Hull City in July 1937, amid keen interest from several First Division clubs. After impressing in the reserves during the opening weeks of the season Parker was introduced to the first team in late October to replace the absent Wally Annables. Parker impressed immediately and was ever-present for the rest of the season as Ernest Blackburn’s Tigers missed out on promotion to Division Two by a solitary point.
Despite this fine form the Tigers were in dire financial straits and in July 1938 a £4,000 offer was accepted from Wolverhampton Wanderers for Parker’s transfer, with Jack Dowen and Cliff Sherwood moving to City as part of the deal. Parker spent 1938/39 on the fringes of the first team at Molineux, making just three starts before World War Two interrupted his career as he approached his prime – though he was reserve player for the 1939 FA Cup Final, which Portsmouth won 4-1. When the war ended and senior football resumed in 1946 Parker, now 31 years of age, had returned to his roots and played for South Liverpool, having had a short spell back at Marine. He stayed in the Liverpool area and died in October 1980.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 22 May 1915, Liverpool
Hull City First Game: 27 October 1937, Hartlepools United A (Division Three North Cup First Round Replay), 22 years, 158 days old
Hull City Final Game: 7 May 1938, Crewe Alexandra H (Division Three North), 22 years, 350 days old
Clubs
Marine, Hull City (1937-1938), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1938-1939), Marine (1946), South Liverpool (1946-1949), Formby (1949)
Hull City Record
Career: 34 apps, 0 goals
David Parker| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937/38 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
William David Parker’s date of birth was 22 May 1915 and he died on 27 October 1980. He was a reserve for Wolverhampton Wanderers at the 1939 FA Cup Final between Portsmouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Wembley where Portsmouth won 4-1 (the last FA Cup Final before the outbreak of World War Two)
Many thanks Ann, I’ve updated his page and my database accordingly.
Hi Ann,
This is my grandfather and I have been researching his career for many years. I would love to hear from you. Thank you.
This is my grandfather and would love to know more about this. I’ve been researching it for many years.