About Tommy Parker
Lived 1924 – 1996 (aged 71–72). Tommy Parker was a British association football player.
Thomas Robertson Parker (13 February 1924 – 1996) was a professional footballer. He was born in Hartlepool.
He played in midfield for Ipswich Town F.C. His career started at Ipswich Town in 1946 where he became the club captain until he retired in 1957 after playing 475 competitive games for the club.
Parker was stationed as a sailor at the nearby HMS Ganges training camp at Shotley, Suffolk. He helped raise funds for the football club through the Development Association. Tommy was a keen trout fisherman, and died in 1996.
Honours Ipswich Town Football League Third Division South: 1953–54, 1956–57
Individual Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2010
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Who was Tommy Parker?
English footballer (1924-1996)
When was Tommy Parker born?
Tommy Parker was born on 13 February 1924.
When did Tommy Parker die?
Tommy Parker died in 1996.
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Tommy Parker was an association football player.
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Tommy Parker was British.
Sources & further reading
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