Jon Parkin
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Jon "The Beast" Parkin (born 30 December 1981) is a journeyman
English footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town
on loan from Cardiff City
as a striker.
, South Yorkshire
, Parkin progressed through the Barnsley
youth system
as a defender
and he made his home town debut at the age of 17 against Hartlepool United
. But after only 13 games for Barnsley, he moved to Hartlepool on loan before making a permanent move to Terry Dolan's York City
.
in February 2004, after York told him they would not be able to offer him the same pay deal for the 2004–05 season. In the 2004–05 season, he scored 26 goals in all competitions for the team, which was a new club record. By this time he was playing solely as a forward.
side Hull City
eventually signed him for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month contract on 12 January. He marked his debut with a goal against Crystal Palace
, in a match that Hull were defeated 2–1. He finished the 2005–06 season with five goals in 19 games for Hull. This, along with his towering position upfront, helped Hull City stay clear of the relegation zone, finishing in 18th place and avoiding relegation by 10 points. In the opening month of the 2006–07 season, he was the only Hull City player to score in the League, with 3 goals in their first five games.
for the remainder of the 2006–07 season in March 2007. He made his debut in a 2–1 victory over Southampton
. He was recalled by Hull on 10 April 2007 after making six appearances and scoring three goals for Stoke. On 20 June 2007, Parkin signed for Stoke permanently for an initial fee of £275,000, which could rise to £450,000, depending on his and Stoke's success.
on an emergency loan on 30 August 2008, which would be turned into a permanent three-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 1 September. He made his debut on the day he joined the club as the side beat Charlton Athletic
2–1. His first goal came after heading in a Ross Wallace
cross against Doncaster Rovers
in the 82nd minute on 9 December, which sealed a 1–0 victory. He followed this up with the winner against second-place Birmingham City
, after Wallace set him up to score from six yards out. He also went on to score in the Boxing Day
win over Derby County
following another cross from Wallace. He scored Preston's first goal in a 2–1 victory over Queens Park Rangers
with a 37th minute goal, which saw Preston secure their place in the 2008–09 Championship play-offs
. On 2 January 2010, Parkin scored his first FA Cup
hat-trick for Preston in their 7–0 win over Colchester United
. On 28 September, Parkin scored his second hat-trick for the club, and his first at Championship level, in a 6–4 win at Leeds United.
on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He missed three matches due to injury but scored on his debut with a volley against Norwich City
in a match that ended 1–1. After Jay Bothroyd
's return to the side, Parkin was relegated to the bench for the majority of the remaining season. His next start came against Stoke City
at Cardiff City Stadium on 18 January 2011 but he failed to make an impact.
Parkin managed to find himself on the bench at the start of the 2011-12 season, he got his third start against Oxford United
on 12 August, his second Cardiff goal came in the following round of the League Cup
against Huddersfield Town
. Parkin, was rumoured to bepart of a deal for Coventry City
defender Ben Turner in August. On 30 August, he arrived in Coventry for a medical and to discuss personal terms. However, the move was to fall through on deadline day after Parkin was reported to have failed his medical at the club. There were also reports suggesting that the Sky Blues' were unwilling to meet his £9,000 per week wage demands, with Parkin refusing to take a pay-cut despite being told by Cardiff manager Malky Mackay that he was surplus to requirements at Cardiff. He has since been made available for loan.
On 20 September, Parkin held talks with Doncaster Rovers
over a possible loan move and he confirmed it on his twitter page. The move was confirmed a day later. He made his debut on 24 September, in Doncaster's first victory of the season against Crystal Palace
. Parkin returned to Cardiff on 24 October, after 4 starts and 1 substitute appearance, but failing to score in any of them. Doncaster tried to extend his loan deal, but Cardiff rejected the bid meaning he would stay at Cardiff City Stadium. A second bid from Doncaster was rejected by Cardiff over the financial changes in the offer.
promotion chasers Huddersfield Town
, until 23 January He also stated his desire to make his move to Galpharm Stadium
permanent in January, he made his début on 28 November against Charlton Athletic
.
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|1999-00
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|Hartlepool United
(loan)||rowspan="5"|Division Three
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|York City
(loan)||18||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||18||2
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||League Two
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|rowspan="2"|Hull City
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|Stoke City
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|rowspan="2"|Cardiff City
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Journeyman (sports)
A journeyman or journeywoman is an athlete or professional sports player who is technically competent, but unable to excel. In certain parts of the world the term has less negative connotations and the inability to excel is not needed for a player to be labelled thus.-Definitions:Alexandra Allred...
English footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
on loan from Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
as a striker.
Early career
Born in BarnsleyBarnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, Parkin progressed through the Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
youth system
Youth system
Youth system is a sporting terminology used to refer to a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show enough promise, and to fill up squads numbers in some teams...
as a defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
and he made his home town debut at the age of 17 against Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United F.C.
Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...
. But after only 13 games for Barnsley, he moved to Hartlepool on loan before making a permanent move to Terry Dolan's York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
.
Macclesfield Town
Parkin scored 15 goals in 87 appearances for York, despite sometimes playing in a central defensive role. After nearly two years with the club, he moved to Macclesfield TownMacclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
in February 2004, after York told him they would not be able to offer him the same pay deal for the 2004–05 season. In the 2004–05 season, he scored 26 goals in all competitions for the team, which was a new club record. By this time he was playing solely as a forward.
Hull City
At the start of the 2005–06 season, Parkin had an injury to his knee which stopped him from playing until October. But in the short space of time between October and January, he scored 79 times in 15 games. Macclesfield confirmed they had rejected two bids for Parkin by 5 January 2006, but ChampionshipFootball League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
eventually signed him for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month contract on 12 January. He marked his debut with a goal against Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
, in a match that Hull were defeated 2–1. He finished the 2005–06 season with five goals in 19 games for Hull. This, along with his towering position upfront, helped Hull City stay clear of the relegation zone, finishing in 18th place and avoiding relegation by 10 points. In the opening month of the 2006–07 season, he was the only Hull City player to score in the League, with 3 goals in their first five games.
Stoke City
Parkin was loaned out to Stoke CityStoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
for the remainder of the 2006–07 season in March 2007. He made his debut in a 2–1 victory over Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
. He was recalled by Hull on 10 April 2007 after making six appearances and scoring three goals for Stoke. On 20 June 2007, Parkin signed for Stoke permanently for an initial fee of £275,000, which could rise to £450,000, depending on his and Stoke's success.
Preston North End
He joined Preston North EndPreston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
on an emergency loan on 30 August 2008, which would be turned into a permanent three-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 1 September. He made his debut on the day he joined the club as the side beat Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
2–1. His first goal came after heading in a Ross Wallace
Ross Wallace
Ross Wallace is a Scottish footballer who plays for Burnley as a winger.-Celtic:Wallace was born in Dundee, Scotland and started his career with Celtic where he played as a left midfielder but under his former manager Gordon Strachan he played at left back for the reserves and eventually the first...
cross against Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
in the 82nd minute on 9 December, which sealed a 1–0 victory. He followed this up with the winner against second-place Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
, after Wallace set him up to score from six yards out. He also went on to score in the Boxing Day
Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a bank or public holiday that occurs on 26 December, or the first or second weekday after Christmas Day, depending on national or regional laws. It is observed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth nations. In Ireland, it is recognized as...
win over Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
following another cross from Wallace. He scored Preston's first goal in a 2–1 victory over Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
with a 37th minute goal, which saw Preston secure their place in the 2008–09 Championship play-offs
Football League Championship play-offs
The Football League Championship play-offs are a series of playoff matches contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the Football League Championship table. The semi-finals are played over two legs, with 6th playing 3rd and 5th playing 4th, with the return fixtures following...
. On 2 January 2010, Parkin scored his first FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
hat-trick for Preston in their 7–0 win over Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
. On 28 September, Parkin scored his second hat-trick for the club, and his first at Championship level, in a 6–4 win at Leeds United.
Cardiff City
On 1 January 2011, Parkin signed for Welsh team Cardiff CityCardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He missed three matches due to injury but scored on his debut with a volley against Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
in a match that ended 1–1. After Jay Bothroyd
Jay Bothroyd
Jay Bothroyd is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker. He has also played for the England national team. He was a product of the Arsenal Academy and came to prominence during the 1999–2000 FA Youth Cup Final win against Coventry City...
's return to the side, Parkin was relegated to the bench for the majority of the remaining season. His next start came against Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
at Cardiff City Stadium on 18 January 2011 but he failed to make an impact.
Parkin managed to find himself on the bench at the start of the 2011-12 season, he got his third start against Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
on 12 August, his second Cardiff goal came in the following round of the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
against Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
. Parkin, was rumoured to bepart of a deal for Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
defender Ben Turner in August. On 30 August, he arrived in Coventry for a medical and to discuss personal terms. However, the move was to fall through on deadline day after Parkin was reported to have failed his medical at the club. There were also reports suggesting that the Sky Blues' were unwilling to meet his £9,000 per week wage demands, with Parkin refusing to take a pay-cut despite being told by Cardiff manager Malky Mackay that he was surplus to requirements at Cardiff. He has since been made available for loan.
On 20 September, Parkin held talks with Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
over a possible loan move and he confirmed it on his twitter page. The move was confirmed a day later. He made his debut on 24 September, in Doncaster's first victory of the season against Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
. Parkin returned to Cardiff on 24 October, after 4 starts and 1 substitute appearance, but failing to score in any of them. Doncaster tried to extend his loan deal, but Cardiff rejected the bid meaning he would stay at Cardiff City Stadium. A second bid from Doncaster was rejected by Cardiff over the financial changes in the offer.
Huddersfield Town
On 24 November Parkin went on his second loan spell of the season, this time to League 1Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
promotion chasers Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
, until 23 January He also stated his desire to make his move to Galpharm Stadium
Galpharm Stadium
The Galpharm Stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, is a multi-use sports in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants.-The Stadium:...
permanent in January, he made his début on 28 November against Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
.
Style of play
Parkin has been referred to as "The Beast" and fans have chanted "Feed The Beast and he will score".Career Statistics
|-|1998-99
1998-99 in English football
-Premier League:Manchester United overcame close competition from Arsenal, Aston Villa and Chelsea to win their fifth Premiership title in seven seasons thanks to the comeback of Roy Keane after his long-term injury and a transfer raid totalling nearly £30 million which netted Aston Villa striker...
||rowspan="4"|Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
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|1999-00
1999-2000 in English football
-Premier League:Manchester United were crowned FA Premier League champions with an 18-point margin over runners-up Arsenal and with just 3 league defeats all season. This was despite their failure to retain the European Cup and withdrawal from the FA Cup in order to compete in the FIFA Club World...
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2000-01 in English football
The 2000–01 season was the 121st season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Manchester United secured their 3rd Premiership title in succession and their 7th title in just nine seasons...
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|rowspan="3"|2001-02
2001-02 in English football
The 2001-02 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England.-Arsenal cruise to title glory:In what had earlier been one of the most closely fought Premiership title races for years, Arsenal won the championship by seven points. Their crown was won in the penultimate game of the...
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|Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United F.C.
Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...
(loan)||rowspan="5"|Division Three
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
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|York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
(loan)||18||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||18||2
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|2002-03
2002-03 in English football
The 2002-03 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in England.-Most Memorable rise:*Wigan Athletic marked their 25th season of Football League membership by winning the Division Two championship and reaching the league's second tier for the very first time.-Most Memorable...
||rowspan="2"|York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
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|rowspan="2"|2003-04
2003-04 in English football
The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game....
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|rowspan="3"|Macclesfield
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
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|2004-05
2004-05 in English football
The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...
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Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
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|rowspan="2"|2005-06
2005-06 in English football
The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
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|rowspan="2"|Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
||rowspan="11"|Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
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|rowspan="2"|2006-07
2006-07 in English football
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...
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|Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
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|2007-08
2007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
||rowspan="2"|Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
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|rowspan="3"|Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
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|rowspan="2"|Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
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|Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
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|Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
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Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
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External links
- Jon Parkin profile at the Cardiff City website