Parker joined West Ham United from Grays Athletic in October 1944.

He made a total of 199 League appearances for the east London club between 1946 and 1957.

[3] In 1951, Parker was part of the FA XI squad that travelled to Australia.

[7] Parker thereafter joined Stowmarket Town as player-manager and switched to full-back.

This biographical article related to association football in England, about a midfielder born in the 1920s, is a stub.