John Parke (6 August 1937 – 27 August 2011) was a footballer, who played for Linfield, Hibernian, Sunderland, Vancouver Royal Canadians, KV Mechelen and the Northern Ireland national football team as a full back.
He started his professional footballing career in his native Northern Ireland with Cliftonville before joining their rivals Linfield in 1954.
[2] Having been a key player in the club's 'Seven Trophy' season of 1961/62, he moved to Scotland with Hibernian in 1963 where he made 23 appearances, scoring no goals.
[5] He joined Belgian club KV Mechelen before retiring in 1968.
[2] He won his first cap for Northern Ireland on 12 November 1963 in a 2–1 win against Scotland.