Reg Parker (rugby league)
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Born | 1927 Ulverston district, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | (aged 87) Grange-over-Sands, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reg Parker (1927 – 13 November 2014) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, coach of the 1970s, and was an administrator of the 1980s. He played at representative level for England and Lancashire, and at club level for Whitehouse Juniors ARLFC, Barrow, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 645), and Blackpool Borough, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums,[1] coached at representative level for Great Britain,[3][4] and was the chairman of the Rugby Football League (RFL) for the 1984–85 Rugby Football League season.
Background
Parker's birth was registered in the fourth quarter of 1927 in Ulverston district, Lancashire, England.[5] He died on 13 November 2014 at Cartmel Grange Care Home, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, aged 87.[citation needed] His funeral service took place at St Paul's Parish Church, Grange-over-Sands on 25 November 2014.
Playing career
International honours
Parker won a cap for England while at Barrow in 1955 against Other Nationalities.[2]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Parker played right-
on Saturday 11 May 1957, in front of a crowd of 76,318.County Cup Final appearances
Parker played right-
Club career
Parker made his début for
Coaching career
International honours
Parker was Great Britain's manager for the 1974 tour of Australia and New Zealand, and the 1977 World Cup.[9]
Parker coached England for one game v Wales in a 28-9 win on 14 Oct 1984 in Ebbw Vale.
Genealogical information
Reg Parker's marriage to Shirley (
References
- 1951 England statistics inadvertently allocated from Batley's George Palmer at rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Back on the Wembley trail". nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Saturday, October 1 1983…". nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Barrow make two finals in one year". nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- North West Evening Mail
- ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Back on the Wembley trail
- (archived by archive.is) On This Day 12 September
- (archived by archive.is) Willie do it? Holt on brink of breaking Horne total
- (archived by web.archive.org) Barrow Wembley Legend Joins Tributes To Reg Parker
- (archived by web.archive.org) Barrow RL Challenge Cup Winner Reg Parker Dies
- (archived by web.archive.org) RL Pays Tribute To Barrow Great Reg Parker
- (archived by web.archive.org) Reg Parker Obituary
- (archived by web.archive.org) Rugby League mourns Reg Parker
- (archived by web.archive.org) Rugby League – Former RFL chairman Reg Parker dies
- Rugby League Cup Final 1955
- Rugby League Final 1957