Bobby Parker (footballer, born 1952)

{{short description|English footballer}}

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{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Bobby Parker

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|fullname = Robert Parker

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|11|11|df=y}}

|birth_place = Coventry, England

|height =

|position = Central defender

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 =

|years1 = 1970–1974

|clubs1 = Coventry City

|caps1 = 80

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1974–1984

|clubs2 = Carlisle United

|caps2 = 375

|goals2 = 6

|years3 = 1984–1986

|clubs3 = Queen of the South

|caps3 = 56

|goals3 = 0

|totalcaps = 511

|totalgoals = 6

| nationalyears1 = 1971 | nationalteam1 = England Youth | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Bobby Parker (born 11 November 1952) is an English former professional footballer. He played for Coventry City, Carlisle United and Queen of the South.{{NeilBrownPlayers|player2/bobbyparker|Bobby Parker}}

He left Coventry City to join Carlisle United with whom he played for in their only season in England's top division along with Chris Balderstone, displacing Balderstone from central defence back into midfield.{{Cite web |url=http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=609 |title="Chris Balderstone full cricket and football career profile" on www.qosfc.com |access-date=2 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407124530/http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=609 |archive-date=7 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}

He then joined Dumfries club Queen of the South with whom he was part of Nobby Clark's side that won promotion to the then middle division of Scottish football in 1986. His teammates included George Cloy and Jimmy Robertson.[http://www.qosfc.com/AboutUs/OurHistory/QueensLegends/tabid/115/Default.aspx Nobby Clark profile on Queens Legends on www.qosfc.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715134811/http://www.qosfc.com/AboutUs/OurHistory/QueensLegends/tabid/115/Default.aspx |date=15 July 2011 }}