About Paul Parker (footballer)
Paul Andrew Parker (born 4 April 1964) is an English sports television pundit and former professional football player and manager. As a player, he was a full back, most successfully with Manchester United with whom he won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup, a League Cup and the Charity Shield. Earlier he had established himself as a top flight Centre-half and England international at Queens Park Rangers where he spent 4 years and before that started his career with a 5 year stretch at Fulham. Later he had short spells with Chelsea, Derby County and Sheffield United. He later played non-league football with Heybridge Swifts and Farnborough Town until retiring in 1997. Internationally, Parker earned 19 caps for England and played at the 1990 World Cup. He had spells as a manager from 2001 to 2005 with Chelmsford City and Welling United, later taking up a role as assistant manager at Folkestone Invicta before becoming a television pundit with ESPN and Sky Sports. He won a League Cup winners medal in 1992, a Premiership title medal a year later, and another Premiership title medal and the FA Cup a further year on. Although United won a second double, he did not play in enough Premier League games for a title medal, and did not feature in the FA Cup Final squad. Parker then signed for Derby County, who had just been promoted to the Premier League, but could not win a regular first team place and signed for Sheffield United in November 1996.
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