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Thomas Parker (footballer)
Thomas Albert Parker (22 November 1906 – 11 November 1964) was an English association football, footballer. His regular position was at Midfielder, centre-half. He was born in Eccles, Greater Manchester, Eccles, Lancashire. He played for Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, Bristol City F.C., Bristol City, Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United and Stalybridge Celtic F.C., Stalybridge Celtic. External linksProfileat StretfordEnd.co.uk at MUFCInfo.com 1906 births 1964 deaths People from Eccles, Greater Manchester English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Manchester United F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players {{England-footy-defender-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eccles, Greater Manchester
Eccles () is a town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, west of Salford and west of Manchester, split by the M602 motorway and bordered by the Manchester Ship Canal to the south. The town is famous for the Eccles cake. Eccles grew around the 13th-century Parish Church of St Mary. Evidence of pre-historic human settlement has been discovered locally, but the area was predominantly agricultural until the Industrial Revolution, when a textile industry was established in the town. The arrival of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world's first passenger railway, led to the town's expansion along the route of the track linking those two cities. History Toponymy The derivation of the name is uncertain, but two suggestion have been proposed. The received one is that the "Eccles" place-name is derived from the Romano-British ''Ecles'' or ''Eglys'' ("eglwys" in Welsh means "church"), which in turn is derived from the Ancient Greek Ecclesia via the La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
