Ian McParland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian John McParland | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Nottingham Forest (Youth Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1980 | Ormiston Primrose | ||
| 1980–1989 | Notts County | 221 | (69) |
| 1989–1991 | Hull City | 47 | (7) |
| 1991 | → Walsall (loan) | 11 | (6) |
| 1991–1992 | Dunfermline Athletic | 16 | (2) |
| 1992 | Lincoln City | 4 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Sliema Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Northampton Town | 11 | (3) |
| 1993–1994 | Instant-Dict | (18) | |
| 1994–1995 | Eastern AA | ||
| 1995 | Hamilton Academical | 1 | (0) |
| 1995 | Kettering Town | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Cliftonville | 6 | (1) |
| 1996 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Berwick Rangers | 9 | (1) |
| Total | 320 | (88) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006 | Nottingham Forest (joint caretaker) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Notts County | ||
| 2009–2011 | Ipswich Town (assistant manager) | ||
| 2011 | Ipswich Town (caretaker) | ||
| 2011 | Swindon Town (assistant manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:13, 9 March 2014 (UTC). |
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Ian John McParland (born 4 October 1961) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. He played professionally as a striker with a number of teams and he is most known for his eight-year spell with Notts County, a club he later managed.
McParland grew up in Tranent, East Lothian and after leaving an apprenticeship with Sunderland due to homesickness worked for two years in the Lothian coal mining industry whilst playing for Ormiston Primrose. McParland was with Notts County from 1980 to 1988, then had spells at Hull City, Walsall, Dunfermline Athletic, Lincoln City, Northampton Town, Instant-Dict (Hong Kong), Eastern AA (Hong Kong), Hamilton Academical and Berwick Rangers.
McParland eventually went to Nottingham Forest as a coach. He was with Forest for over 10 years and was the reserve team coach for most of that time. When Gary Megson left the club in February 2006, he was put in temporary charge with Frank Barlow in a joint first team management role.
He and Barlow were named Managers of the Month for March 2006, when they went 10 games unbeaten, with 6 straight wins, including a 7-1 victory over Swindon Town at the City Ground. McParland just missed out on equalling a club record of 7 straight wins when Forest fell to a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Hartlepool United. Despite Forest narrowly missing out on the League One playoffs, McParland was still the favourite to land the Forest job (with Barlow) on a permanent basis. After Colin Calderwood was named the permanent successor to Megson, McParland and Barlow became coaches for the Forest first team.
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