David Parkes (footballer, born 1950)

Freitag, 07. April 1950

David Parkes (born 7 April 1950 in Dublin) is an Irish former soccer player who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. After retiring he became a singer . Parkes made his League of Ireland debut for St Patrick's Athletic in 1967 and signed for Bohemians in 1969. He played his part in Bohs FAI Cup winning campaign of 1970 where he formed a solid full-back partnership with John Doran. He spent 4 seasons at Dalymount Park making 76 appearances in the league and 3 appearances in European competition. His son Gary played for Rovers Under 16s in the 90s.