Bobby Parker (born 11 November 1952) is an English former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. He played for

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

and Queen of the South. He left Coventry City to join

with whom he played for in their only season in England's top division along with

Chris Balderstone John Christopher Balderstone (16 November 1940 – 6 March 2000) was an English professional in cricket and association football, football, and one of the last sportsmen to combine both sports over a prolonged period. He played football as a mi ...

, displacing Balderstone from central defence back into midfield. He then joined

Dumfries Dumfries ( ; sco, Dumfries; from gd, Dùn Phris ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth about by road from the ...

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 George Cloy is former professional footballer who played his entire 12-year senior career with Dumfries club Queen of the South as a utility player. Cloy also played for Kello Rovers, Threave Rovers, Dalbeattie Star and Crichton. When late ...

and Jimmy Robertson.Nobby Clark profile on Queens Legends on www.qosfc.com

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Bobby 1952 births Living people Footballers from Coventry English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Coventry City F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Football League players