Phil Parkes (footballer, born 1950)
Phil Parkes ( born August 8, 1950 in Sedgley ) is a former English footballer who plays in the position of goalkeeper. He was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the history of his long-standing clubs Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United.
Life
Walsall FC
His first professional contract was awarded in 1968 when his term Parkes third division side FC Walsall, for whom he played a total of 52 games.
Queens Park Rangers
In 1970 he joined for £ 15,000 - the Queens Park Rangers who played at that time in the second division. In the 1972/73 season the park was one of the guarantors of success of his team, which won the runner-up behind FC Burnley and promotion to the first division. Three years later he was one of the most successful team in the history of the Rangers, who became the only time English runners behind Liverpool in the 1975/76 season. In the following 1976/77 season, the Rangers met in the UEFA Cup until the quarter-finals, where they failed despite a 3-0 home victory against AEK Athens, because the return match in Athens was lost with the same result and QPR in the subsequent penalty shoot- 6: 7 subject.
At the end of the season 1977/78 QPR could avoid relegation due to a more point scored against London rivals West Ham United, but rose from the following season 1978/79.
After the descent of the Rangers joined Parkes within the second division for the then record fee for a goalkeeper of £ 565,000 - the previous year's relegated West Ham. In his first season with the Hammers won Parkes the FA Cup with a 1-0 final win against London rivals Arsenal FC, while it was only enough for seventh place in the second division. For West Ham won the second division championship the following season with the convincing score of 66-18 points, losing only four games and ended up with 13 points more than the runner-up Notts County. The greatest success with the hammer in the league was a third place at the end of the Premiership season 1985 / 86th Just three years later but experienced Parkes his biggest disappointment with the hammer and went up at the end of the 1988/89 season in the second division from.
Ipswich Town
In 1990, Parkes to Ipswich Town FC, for whom he, however, only three games played and soon moved on to management.
National
On April 3, 1974 Parkes came in a friendly against Portugal (0-0 ) to its single international match. Although one of the best English goalkeepers of his time, he had the bad luck that Ray Clemence and Peter Shilton otherwise always were preferred.
Achievements
- FA Cup Winners: 1979/80
- Second Division Champions: 1980/81