Phil Parkes (footballer, born 1947)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Parkes | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | West Bromwich, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962–1964 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1978 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 303 | (0) |
| 1967 | → Los Angeles Wolves (guest) | 7 | (0) |
| 1969 | → Kansas City Spurs (guest) | 8 | (0) |
| 1976–1979 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 78 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Chicago Sting | 40 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Chicago Sting (indoor) | 10 | (0) |
| 1981 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Oklahoma City Slickers | 28+ | (0) |
| 1983 | Toronto Blizzard | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Phil Parkes (born 14 July 1947 in West Bromwich) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He was Wolverhampton Wanderers' first-choice keeper for much of the late 1960s and early '70s.
Nicknamed "Lofty" for his booming kicks upfield, Parkes joined Wolves in 1962 straight from school and turned professional two years later. After several years in the reserve league, he made his first-team debut on 19 November 1966, saving a penalty in a 3-2 win over Preston North End. For the following nine seasons, Parkes missed few Wolves games and — over the 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons — appeared in 127 consecutive league matches, breaking Noel George's club record.
In 1967, Parkes accompanied Wolves as they went to the United States to perform as Los Angeles Wolves in the United Soccer Association, a professional league that imported teams to represent American cities and which, a year later, would merge with a rival league to form the North American Soccer League. Parkes anchored the team as it proceeded to win the USA title, defeating Washington Whips (represented by Aberdeen) in the final. Parkes would return to the United States two years later, in a similar "guest" role, as Wolves represented Kansas City Spurs in the NASL's 1969 "mini-season."
The keeper won a UEFA Cup runners-up medal in 1972, after saving two penalties in the semi-final tie with Ferencváros to help the club to the final. However, he missed out on a winners medal in the League Cup, when he broke an ankle in the run-up to the 1974 final, after having played in all the previous rounds.
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