Patrick John Parker (15 July 1929 – 28 January 2014) was an English professional footballer who played at centre half for Southampton in the 1950s.
[1] Parker was born in Bow, Devon and after his national service in the Royal Air Force he joined Plymouth Argyle as an amateur in 1949.
He failed to make the grade at Argyle and was playing for Newton Abbot on a part-time basis, where he was spotted by Southampton when the clubs met in a pre-season friendly.
He eventually overcame these difficulties and in April 1954 he replaced Stan Clements at the heart of Saints' defence.
After retiring from full-time professional football, he worked as a production controller before becoming a sales administrator for International Computers Limited.