Ray Parry
Encyclopedia
Raymond Alan Parry was an English
footballer
.
He was born in Derby
and joined Bolton Wanderers
in 1951 and made his senior debut against Wolves at Burnden Park
after playing only 6 games in the reserves, becoming the youngest player ever to play in the first division at the age of 15 years and 267 days. The inside forward was a member of the 1958 FA Cup
-winning team and also won two full England
caps. He left Bolton in 1960 for Blackpool
, and four years later moved to Bury
. When he finished playing he became a qualified FA coach. He remained in Bolton and ran a newsagents business. He died of cancer in May 2003, leaving a wife and two daughters.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
.
He was born in Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
and joined Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
in 1951 and made his senior debut against Wolves at Burnden Park
Burnden Park
Burnden Park was the home of English FA Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers who played home games here between 1895 and 1997. As well as hosting an FA Cup Final replay it was the scene of one of the greatest disasters in English football and the subject of an L. S...
after playing only 6 games in the reserves, becoming the youngest player ever to play in the first division at the age of 15 years and 267 days. The inside forward was a member of the 1958 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...
-winning team and also won two full England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
caps. He left Bolton in 1960 for Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
, and four years later moved to Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
. When he finished playing he became a qualified FA coach. He remained in Bolton and ran a newsagents business. He died of cancer in May 2003, leaving a wife and two daughters.