Brian Parkinson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1976 | Everton | 1 | (0) |
| 1976–1979 | Los Angeles Skyhawks | 38+ | (0) |
| 1977 | → Santa Barbara Condors (loan) | ||
| 1980 | Miami Americans | ||
| 1980 | California Sunshine | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brian Parkinson is an English retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, spending five seasons in the American Soccer League.
Parkinson began his career with Everton, where he earned the backup goalkeeper job for a brief spell at the age of 18. In 1976, he moved to the Los Angeles Skyhawks where he had the lowest goals against average (0.78) among American Soccer League goalkeepers for the league champions. His exploits led to him being nicknamed "Superstop."[1] He followed that in 1977 when he had the second lowest goals against average among ASL keepers.[2] In 1980, he spent one season with the Miami Americans.
References[edit]
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1976". Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1977". Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
Categories:
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- English men's footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Los Angeles Skyhawks players
- Miami Americans players
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Everton F.C. players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Footballers from Liverpool
- California Sunshine players