Paul Parker (footballer)

Paul Parker
Personal information
Full name Paul Andrew Parker
Date of birth (1964-04-04) 4 April 1964
Place of birth West Ham, Essex, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Right back, centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1987 Fulham 153 (2)
1987–1991 Queens Park Rangers 125 (1)
1991–1996 Manchester United 105 (1)
1996 Derby County 4 (0)
1996 Sheffield United 10 (0)
1997 Fulham 3 (0)
1997 Chelsea 4 (0)
1997 Heybridge Swifts 0 (0)
1997 Farnborough Town
Total 404 (4)
International career
1981–1982 England Youth 3 (0)
1984–1986 England U21 8 (1)
1987–1989 England B 3 (0)
1989–1994 England 19 (0)
Managerial career
2001–2003 Chelmsford City
2003–2005 Welling United
2005–2006 Folkestone Invicta (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Andrew Parker (born 4 April 1964) is an English sports television pundit, former football manager, and former professional footballer.

As a player, he was a full back, most successfully with Manchester United with whom he won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup, a League Cup and the Charity Shield. Earlier He had established himself as a top flight Centre-half and England international at Queens Park Rangers where he spent 4 years and before that started his career with a 5 year stretch at Fulham. Later he had short spells with Chelsea, Derby County and Sheffield United. He later played non-league football with Heybridge Swifts and Farnborough Town until retiring in 1997. Internationally, Parker earned 19 caps for England and played at the 1990 World Cup.

He had spells as a manager from 2001 to 2005 with Chelmsford City and Welling United, later taking up a role as assistant manager at Folkestone Invicta before becoming a television pundit with ESPN and Sky Sports.