Steve Parkin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen John Parkin | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Mansfield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bolton Wanderers (Assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1989 | Stoke City | 113 | (5) |
| 1989–1992 | West Bromwich Albion | 48 | (2) |
| 1992–1999 | Mansfield Town | 77 | (3) |
| Total | 238 | (10) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987–1988 | England U21 | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996–1999 | Mansfield Town | ||
| 1999–2001 | Rochdale | ||
| 2001–2002 | Barnsley | ||
| 2003–2006 | Rochdale | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stephen John "Steve" Parkin (born 7 November 1965) is an English former professional footballer and manager, currently working as assistant manager at Bolton Wanderers. He played for Mansfield Town, Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion and has been manager of Barnsley, Mansfield Town and Rochdale (two spells).
Parkin was born in Mansfield and began his career with Stoke City, captaining the youth team to the final of the FA Youth Cup in 1984 where they lost out to Everton. He made his senior debut against Nottingham Forest in 1982–83 and was part of the defence which kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory. He played 16 games in 1984–85 in which was an awful season for Stoke as they suffered an embarrassing relegation, going down with a then record low points tally of 17. Parkin played 18 games in 1985–86 under new manager Mick Mills and fully established himself in the side in 1986–87 making 46 appearances as Stoke missed out on the play-offs by six points.
He played in 50 matches in 1987–88 before a groin injury restricted him to only four appearances in 1988–89. Parkin then moved on to West Bromwich Albion where he spent three seasons making 54 appearances scoring twice. He joined his home-town club Mansfield Town in July 1992 and was a player at Field Mill for four seasons making 96 appearances scoring four goals before retiring to become manager of the club.
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