Derek Parker
Football, Football player
1926 –
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Who is Derek Parker?
Derek Parker was an English footballer. He played as an inside-forward, but later switched to half-back.
Parker joined West Ham United from Grays Athletic in October 1944. He made a total of 199 League appearances for the east London club between 1946 and 1957. He also made eight cup appearances, and over 200 Football Combination appearances with the reserve team.
He was signed by Colchester United, then managed by Benny Fenton in March 1957. He went on to make 130 League appearances for the club, and later joined Stowmarket Town as player-manager.
Parker died in 2011.
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