Robert Parkinson: Man United centre-forward Profile & Stats
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Robert Parkinson

Position: centre-forward

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 7 6 0 1 15 5 +10 85.71
A 8 5 1 2 16 4 +12 62.50
TOTALS 15 11 1 3 31 9 +22 73.33

Name: Robert Parkinson
Birthdate: 27-04-1873
Age: 152
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England
Height:
Weight:
Years at Club: 1898-1900
Signing Info: Transferred from: Nottingham Forest, 10/1899, £
Previous Clubs: Preston Ramblers, Preston Athletic, Fleetwood Rangers, Rotherham Town, Luton Town , Blackpool, Warmley, Nottingham Forest
Debut: 11/11/1899 v Barnsley (A) 0-0 (League Division Two)
Farewell: Transferred to Watford, 11/1900, £
Passed Away: PA

Biography

After serving junior sides like Preston Ramblers, Preston Athletic and Fleetwood Rangers in his younger days, centre-forward Robert Parkinson embarked on a nomadic career that involved him continuously bouncing between the Football League and the Southern League.
His first taste of the Football League came on Christmas Day 1894 with a Rotherham Town side that also regularly featured former (Clements and Coupar) and future (Bryant) Newton Heath players. It was with one of them - Jimmy Coupar - that Parkinson crossed over to Southern League Luton Town in May 1895. He played 10 games and scored 4 goals there before appearing in Blackpool's inaugural Football League fixture in September 1896.
In 1897-98, Parkinson captained high-scoring Warmley in the Second Division of the Southern League then joined Nottingham Forest in October 1898. Mainly a reserve - he only made the first team twice - Bob was snapped up by Newton Heath the following winter. After he impressed in a scoring debut for the reserves on November 4th, 1899, he was promoted to the first team where he appeared in 22 consecutive matches.
Fifteen came in the league where Parkinson proved prolific - he got 7 goals, including five in consecutive outings around the turn of the century, which constituted a club record that stood until 1921. Heath lost only three of these games and conceded just nine goals, but the management decided to suspend Robert - and his old Rotherham mate, Willie Bryant - in March 1900, bringing to an abrupt end his Bank Street honeymoon.
While Bryant quickly shacked up with Blackburn, it took Parkinson until November to find another team, signing for Watford in the Southern League. He notched 5 goals in 15 matches with the London outfit in 1900-01 before joining Swindon Town that summer, although he did not make their first team. After retirement, Bob returned to live in Blackpool and work as a butcher. He also entered the local political field and was involved in a novelty game between 'Liberals' and 'Conservatives' in March 1906, though the papers did not specify his particular affiliation. Thanks to the tireless work of Charbel Boujaoude for extra info on Robert Parkinson. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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1. 1899-1900 7 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 15
TOTALS 7 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 15

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Grimsby Town 1 1
2. Burton Swifts 1 1
3. Gainsborough Trinity 1 1
4. Birmingham City 1 1
5. Bolton Wanderers 1 1
6. Middlesbrough 1 1
7. Loughborough Town 1 1
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Grimsby Town 2 1
2. Barnsley 1 0
3. Luton Town 1 0
4. Port Vale 1 0
5. Middlesbrough 1 1
6. Chesterfield 1 0
7. Gainsborough Trinity 1 1
8. Bolton Wanderers 1 1
9. Loughborough Town 1 1
10. Burton Swifts 1 1
11. Sheffield Wednesday 1 0
12. Lincoln City 1 0
13. Birmingham City 1 1
14. New Brighton Tower 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Grimsby Town Committee 2
2. Fairclough, Arthur 1
3. Luton Town Committee 1
4. Greaves, Sam 1
5. Robson, Jack 1
6. Gillies, Gilbert 1
7. Gainsborough Trinity Committee 1
8. Somerville, John 1
9. Loughborough Town Committee 1
10. Burton Swifts Committee 1
11. Dickinson, Arthur 1
12. West, James 1
13. Jones, Alfred 1
14. New Brighton Tower Committee 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 15
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Bank Street 7
2. Blundell Park 1
3. Dunstable Road 1
4. Oakwell 1
5. Saltergate 1
6. Sincil Bank 1
7. The Athletic Ground 1
8. The Northolme 1
9. Tower Athletic Ground 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 15
No Opponent Count
1. Grimsby Town 2
2. Barnsley 1
3. Luton Town 1
4. Port Vale 1
5. Middlesbrough 1
6. Chesterfield 1
7. Gainsborough Trinity 1
8. Bolton Wanderers 1
9. Loughborough Town 1
10. Burton Swifts 1
11. Sheffield Wednesday 1
12. Lincoln City 1
13. Birmingham City 1
14. New Brighton Tower 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 15
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 11-11-1899 Div 2 Barnsley D 0-0 A 0
2. 25-11-1899 Div 2 Luton Town W 1-0 A 0 William Jackson ??'
3. 02-12-1899 Div 2 Port Vale W 3-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??', William Jackson ??'
4. 16-12-1899 Div 2 Middlesbrough W 2-1 H 1 Fred Erentz ??' (pen), Robert Parkinson ??' George Reid ??'
5. 23-12-1899 Div 2 Chesterfield L 1-2 A 0 William Griffiths ??' Herbert Munday ??', ??'
6. 26-12-1899 Div 2 Grimsby Town W 7-0 A 1 Willie Bryant ??', ??', Joe Cassidy ??', ??', William Jackson ??', Robert Parkinson ??', Wilson Greenwood ??' (o.g.)
7. 30-12-1899 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity W 1-0 A 1 Robert Parkinson 86'
8. 07-01-1900 Div 2 Bolton Wanderers L 1-2 H 1 Robert Parkinson ??' *Jack Picken ??', *Hugh Morgan ??'
9. 14-01-1900 Div 2 Loughborough Town W 2-0 A 1 William Jackson ??', Robert Parkinson ??'
10. 20-01-1900 Div 2 Burton Swifts W 4-0 H 1 Matthew Gillespie 25', 32', 53', Robert Parkinson 35'
11. 04-02-1900 Div 2 Sheffield Wednesday W 1-0 H 0 Willie Bryant ??'
12. 11-02-1900 Div 2 Lincoln City L 0-1 A 0 Thomas McCairns ??'
13. 18-02-1900 Div 2 Birmingham City W 3-2 H 1 Joe Cassidy ??', Gilbert Godsmark ??', Robert Parkinson ??' Jack Aston ??', Sid Wharton ??'
14. 25-02-1900 Div 2 New Brighton Tower W 4-1 A 0 James Collinson ??', ??', Gilbert Godsmark ??', Richard Smith ??' Tommy Allison ??'
15. 03-03-1900 Div 2 Grimsby Town W 1-0 H 0 Richard Smith 4'
 

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