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Fred Parker
Personal information
Full name	Frederick William Parker
Date of birth	18 June 1886
Place of birth	Weymouth, England
Date of death	1963 (aged 76–77)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Portland Grove
	Weymouth
	Salisbury City
1907–1922	Clapton Orient
	Folkestone
Managerial career
	Folkestone (player-manager)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Frederick "Fred" Parker (18 June 1886 – 1963), also known as Spider Parker, was an English professional football forward and manager who played in the Football League for Clapton Orient.^[2] He was the first person to enlist in the Football Battalion during the First World War.^[3]

Personal life

Parker served as a colour sergeant with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War and as captain of Clapton Orient, was the first person to enlist in the newly-formed battalion in December 1914.^[1] After his retirement from football, Parker worked as a porter at London King's Cross railway station.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Frederick Bartholomew | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN 190589161X.
^ ^a ^b Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 265. ISBN 978-0857330772.

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[FATFWW-1] "Frederick Bartholomew | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

[Joyce-2] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 224. ISBN 190589161X.

[Riddoch-3] Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 265. ISBN 978-0857330772.

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