Henry Edward Parfitt (26 September 1929 — 17 October 2012) was a Welsh professional
footballer who played as a
full back.
Career
Parfitt began his career with his hometown club
Cardiff City
Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...
, signing in 1949. However, he was unable to break into the first team and was allowed to join
Torquay United,
as part of an agreement between the clubs where Cardiff would send players deemed not ready for first team football at a higher level. In exchange, Cardiff received first refusal on any Torquay players.
[
Parfitt spent two seasons with Torquay, making over 50 appearances when Cardiff chose to resign him, offering £2500. However, Torquay's board of directors demanded double for his sale and Cardiff were forced into paying the £5000 fee but subsequently ended their partnership with the club.]Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
, before being released. He later played for Worcester City.
References
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1929 births
2012 deaths
Welsh men's footballers
Footballers from Cardiff
Cardiff City F.C. players
Torquay United F.C. players
Worcester City F.C. players
English Football League players
Men's association football fullbacks