Robert Norris Parker (27 March 1891 – 1950) was a Scottish professional footballer whose position was centre forward.
He played professionally in Scotland with Rangers and Morton[2] and in England with Everton and Nottingham Forest during a career interrupted by World War I, in which he was seriously injured.
Born in Glasgow, Parker started his career with Junior team Ashfield, followed by three seasons at Rangers,[1][3] during which he had a scoring record of a goal every game but was always a backup to the equally prolific Willie Reid; Rangers won the Scottish Football League title in each of those years, but it is unclear if Parker was awarded any medals, having only featured in 2, 3 and 9 of the fixtures respectively.
With the situation unchanged at the beginning of a fourth campaign, he moved to England to play for Everton in 1913 for a fee of £1,500.
[5] The First World War then interrupted Parker's career and ultimately robbed him of cementing a place amongst Everton's greats as he returned home from the conflict with a bullet lodged in his back.