Derek Parkin
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| Derek Parkin | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 2, 1948 | |
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | |
| Playing position | Full-back | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1964-1968 1968-1982 1982-1983 |
Huddersfield Town Wolves Stoke City Total |
61 (1) 501 (6) 40 (0) 602 (7) |
| National team | ||
| 1969-1971 | England Under 23 | 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Derek Parkin (Born January 2, 1948 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a former professional footballer.
Parkin holds the record for most senior appearances by a player for Wolverhampton Wanderers — 609, including 501 League games, also a club record. He played 50 or more competitive matches in a season for Wolves no fewer than five times — another record — and in seasons 1968-69 and 1969-70, he took part in every single league and cup match played by the club.
Derek became the costliest full-back in Britain when he joined Wolves for £80,000 from Huddersfield Town in February 1968.
Nicknamed "Squeak" because of his high-pitched voice when shouting for the ball, Derek served at Molineux for 14 years and received a testimonial match in 1979.
He participated in two Wembley Cup Finals, collecting a winner's medal each time as Wolves won the League Cup in 1974 and 1980.
He joined Stoke City in March 1982 on a free transfer and played out a final 14 months before retiring.
After his footballing career ended in May 1983, he moved into landscape gardening.
