Neil Parry (born 8 November 1985) is a Scottish

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who used to play as a goalkeeper for Clyde. Parry began his career at

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, before moving on to play for Junior clubs

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, Petershill and

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. In 2011 he returned to the

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, where he has since played for Queen's Park,

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

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and Clyde.

Career

Parry began his career at career with Airdrie Boys Club, the youth team of

Airdrie United Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

. He then played one cup match as an emergency signing for Junior club Petershill before joining

. After leaving Stenhousemuir in 2005, Parry returned to the Juniors, firstly signing for

then three months later, Petershill. In 2009, he moved to

. In May 2011, Parry returned to the senior leagues signing for

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club Queen's Park. After two years at Queen's Park, Parry moved to

in May 2013. In his second season at Cliftonhill, the club won the

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title and Parry was named in the PFA Scotland Scottish League Two Team of the Year. On 30 May 2015, Parry signed for

. He left after only one season as the club "moved towards" full-time status, with Parry among a number of players leaving in order to stay part-time. On 12 May 2016, Parry signed for

. He combined his football career with a full-time job as a worker in the tax office in East Kilbride. Parry left Alloa in August 2021 and signed for Clyde.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Albion Rovers *

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: 2014–15

Individual

PFA Scotland Scottish League Two Team of the Year: 2014–15 PFA Scotland Scottish League One Team of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18

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* * 1985 births Living people Footballers from Rutherglen Scottish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Stenhousemuir F.C. players St Anthony's F.C. players Arthurlie F.C. players Petershill F.C. players Queen's Park F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Clyde F.C. players {{Scotland-footy-goalkeeper-stub