Sam Parkin

Swindon Town In August 2002, Parkin signed for Swindon Town, then in the Second Division. In his three seasons at the County Ground he quickly became one of the most feared goalscorers in the division after scoring a hat trick on his debut at home to Barnsley in a 3–1 victory he went on to score 67 goals in 124 league games for the Robins.

Ipswich Town In the summer of 2005, Parkin was signed by Ipswich Town on a four-year deal for £550,000. He made his Ipswich debut against Cardiff City and scored on his second game against QPR.

Parkin was Town's top scorer with five goals in 19 games before on 22 November he incurred his first serious injury when he broke his ankle. He did not play for the first team again until the last day of April. He played two games for Ipswich in August 2006–07 before changing clubs again.

Luton Town On 25 August 2006, Parkin was transferred to Luton Town for a fee of £340,000. He played ten games up to 17 October before serious injury struck a second time ruling out for the rest of the season. Luton were relegated to League One.

In his comeback Parkin was badly injured in his second game in August in the 2007–08 season but scored on his return to the team in late January. Luton, now in administration, suffered a second successive relegation with Parkin scoring a total of five goals in 19 league games.

Parkin returned fully recovered in the 2008–09 season, scoring three goals in the first four league games. However, as a result of financial restructuring at Luton and Parkin being one of the club's highest earners, any offers from other clubs were to be considered.

Leyton Orient On 23 October 2008, Parkin joined League One side Leyton Orient on a three-month loan deal under O's manager Martin Ling. Following the resignation of Ling, Parkin's loan was terminated, and he returned to Luton on 19 January 2009 without scoring in his time at Brisbane Road.

Parkin played in 18 further Luton games during the season, including as a substitute in Luton's Football League Trophy final success at Wembley Stadium, scoring one goal in that time.

Walsall On 16 July 2009, Parkin signed a one-year contract with Walsall in League One. He scored three goals in 27 appearances for The Saddlers.

Parkin scored five goals for St Johnstone before suffering a broken ankle in February 2011.

Queen of the South On 24 January 2012 Parkin signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South until the end of the 2011–12 season.

Parkin scored two goals on his debut in a 2–1 victory over Greenock Morton.

St Mirren Parkin signed a one-year deal with St Mirren on 7 June 2012.

Parkin scored his first goal for the club against Dundee on 13 August 2012. Parkin scored on his debut in a 2–1 win against Bristol Rovers on 3 August 2013.

International career Parkin was eligible to play for Scotland through his Scottish mother.

He made his Scotland debut in a Scotland Future international against Austria. He was injured early in the match and was substituted. Premier League

2001–02 Premier League

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2003–04 Second Division

2004–05 League One

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2005–06 Championship

2006–07 Championship

2006–07 League One

2008–09 League Two

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2010–11 Scottish Premier League

2011–12 Scottish Premier League

Queen of the South 2011–12 Scottish Premier League

Exeter City 2013–14 League Two

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Honours Luton Town Football League Trophy: 2008–09

St Mirren Scottish League Cup: 2012–13

Individual Swindon Town Player of the Year: 2002–03, 2004–05 Ipswich Town Goal of the Season: 2005–06 Swindon Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2017