Samuel Parkin (born 14 March 1981) is an English former footballer; a radio presenter for BBC Wiltshire, regularly involved with Swindon Town's coverage; and commentator for Chelsea TV.
At Wycombe, Parkin scored a headed winner against Wolverhampton Wanderers during their run to the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
[2] However his loan had finished and he returned to Chelsea denying him a chance to play in the quarter-finals versus Leicester City or semi final v Liverpool.
In his comeback Parkin was badly injured in his second game in August in the 2007–08 season but scored on his return to the team in late January.
Luton, now in administration, suffered a second successive relegation with Parkin scoring a total of five goals in 19 league games.
On 23 October 2008, Parkin joined League One side Leyton Orient on a three-month loan deal under O's manager Martin Ling.
Following the resignation of Ling, Parkin's loan was terminated, and he returned to Luton on 19 January 2009 without scoring in his time at Brisbane Road.
On 15 July 2010 Parkin signed for Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on a two-year contract.
[citation needed] Sam Parkin is one of 3 former professional footballers, who host a podcast called Hanging Up The Boots (HUTB).
Parkin has presented for BBC Radio Wiltshire and has provided media content for his former clubs Swindon Town and Chelsea.