Charlie Parry
Parry as part of the Wales team in March 1895
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Charles Frederick Parry | ||
| Date of birth | 1870 | ||
| Place of birth | Llansilin, Denbighshire, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 4 February 1922 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Half-back/Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1889 | Chester St Oswalds | ||
| 1889–1895 | Everton | 86 | (5) |
| 1895 | Ardwick | 0 | (0) |
| 1895–1899 | Newtown | ||
| 1899–1900 | Aberystwyth Town | 31 | (4) |
| 1900–1906 | Oswestry United | ||
| National team | |||
| 1891–1898 | Wales | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Charles Frederick "Charlie" Parry (1870 – 4 February 1922) was a Welsh footballer who played as a defender for Everton in the 1890s, helping them to win the Football League championship in 1891. He also made thirteen appearances for the Wales national football team including four as captain. Later in his career, he returned to Wales where he won the Welsh Cup with Aberystwyth Town in 1900. He subsequently fell on hard times and was the beneficiary of three testimonial matches.
Parry was born in Llansilin, near Oswestry. He was spotted playing junior football by William Nunnerley (who was later to become secretary of the Football Association of Wales and an international referee) who signed him for the Chester St Oswalds club.
Parry soon came to the attention of Everton who were keen to sign him, but initially Parry was reluctant to move to the English club saying that he was worried that he was "not class enough". Despite this, Parry was persuaded and signed for Everton in the spring of 1889. His first appearance for Everton came in a friendly against Witton on 8 April, when he scored the final goal in a 4–1 victory. According to the match report in The Liverpool Mercury the spectators "seemed to be proud of the capabilities of the last acquisition to the team".
Parry made his Everton league debut in the opening match of the Football League's second season, scoring in a 3–2 victory against Blackburn Rovers. Parry was sent off in the 81st minute for "persistently fouling Forrest". He followed this with goals in the next two matches, against Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Parry was ever-present as Everton finished the season as runners-up in the league.
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