| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Parsons | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-05-05) 5 May 1970 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Bray Wanderers | 42 | (9) |
| 1991–1992 | Athlone Town | 24 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | Longford Town | 19 | (15) |
| 1992–1993 | Monaghan United | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Longford Town | 25 | (11) |
| 1994–1995 | Finn Harps | 21 | (7) |
| 1995–1999 | Bray Wanderers | 100 | (36) |
| 1999–2000 | Longford Town | 34 | (13) |
| 2000–2001 | Athlone Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Home Farm | 26 | (7) |
| 2001–2002 | Bray Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 299 | (100) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richie Parsons is an Irish former football player during the 1990s and 2000s and is one of only 42 players to score 100 goals.
He made a scoring debut for Bray against Shamrock Rovers in the Leinster Senior Cup on 24 August 1988 His first of 100 league goals came on the opening day of the 1989–90 League of Ireland First Division season at Monaghan. Parsons made 2 substitute appearances against Trabzonspor in the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup.
On 20 March 1994 Parsons scored 4 for Longford Town against St James's Gate F.C. The 1995-96 League of Ireland season was a rewarding one for Parsons and Bray. On the opening night Wanderers hammered Monaghan United 5–1 at Gortakeegan with Parsons scoring the very first league hat trick for a Bray Wanderers player. He scored a total of 55 goals in his 3 spells at the Carlisle Grounds.
Honours
F.A.I.CUP 1990 F.A.I.CUP 1999 Leinster Senior Cup Athlone Town 1992
References
- Ireland – List of Topscorers. Rsssf.com (24 December 2012). Retrieved on 28 October 2013.
- "The Irish Times - Thursday, August 25, 1988 - Page 3".
- Bray Wanderers Afc. Braywanderers.com. Retrieved on 28 October 2013.
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