Percival Parr

Percival Chase Parr (2 December 1859 – 3 September 1912) was an English barrister and footballer who earned one cap for the national team in 1882. Parr played club football usually as goalkeeper but later as centre-forward for Oxford University, taking part in the 1880 FA Cup Final.

Early life Parr was born at Bickley, near Bromley in Kent, the fourth son of General Thomas Chase Parr. He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford, graduating as B.A. in 1883.

Football career Parr had played in the Winchester football XI in 1877, and was an Oxford football Blue in each year of 1880 to 1882, captaining his team in the latter year.

Parr also played for Swifts, where as centre he scored the hat-trick of goals against Upton Park in a second round FA Cup tie replay in 1882, as well as old boy club Old Wykehamists. He also played in representative matches for West Kent and Kent county. He played cricket whilst at Oxford, although he did not play for the university team, and for a range of club teams, including I Zingari. Primarily a bowler, in his only first-class match, a Canterbury Cricket Week fixture against a Gentlemen of England team, he took a single wicket.

Career outside sport Parr was a barrister, called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1885, who later branched out into publishing. He was partner in the publishing firm of W.H. Allen & Company, and editor of magazines National Observer from 1894 and Ladies' Field. He died at his last home, Molescroft, at Widmore, Bromley, in 1912 aged 52.