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Parker: Wilson

WW2 Guest: 1945-1946 (Leeds United War-time Guest Player Details)

Goalkeeper

Born: Newcastle-on-Tyne: 00-00-1909

Debut: v Chesterfield (a): 25-08-1945

Height & Weight: Unknown

"The local newspapers said that he was Wilson Parker of Bradford City. He had started with North-Eastern League sides Crawcrook Albion and then Scotswood, and then joined Carlisle United in 1930. He joined Bradford City in February 1933 and was still on their books in 1939-40 according to the News Chronicle football album of that year, but did not play for them in any of the three games of the aborted 1939-40 season nor throughout the war. Where he went for duration of war is not apparent. Newspapers of the time indicate that he played in goal for Leeds United at the start of the 1945-46 season. In the Bradford Observer of 3rd March 1933 it says he was twenty-three years old when he was signed by Bradford City from Carlisle United in late February 1933. Birth records show he was born in the third quarter of 1909 and census records confirm he was born in Newcastle." (Information kindly supplied by Neil Roche). While at Brunton Park, he made fifty-eight League appearances for Carlisle United and at Valley Parade he made one hundred and twenty-five League appearances between 1933 and 1939, together with eleven F.A. Cup ties. He played two games for Leeds United in the 1945-46 Football League Northern Section, the opening game of that campaign in a 1-3 defeat by Chesterfield at Saltergate and the return game the following week at Elland Road which resulted in a 1-3 defeat also. A "famous footballer" card of the late 1930's describes him as being "fearless, safe and clean, and capable of spectacular brilliance. Unfortunately has been unlucky with frequent serious injuries. His general reliability has made him popular with the spectators".

AppearancesGoals
War-time:
League 20