1. Charles Frederick Parry was a Welsh footballer who played as a defender for Everton in the 1890s, helping them to win the Football League championship in 1891.
23 Facts About Charlie Parry
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Charlie Parry made thirteen appearances for the Wales national football team including four as captain.
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Charlie Parry subsequently fell on hard times and was the beneficiary of three testimonial matches.
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Charlie Parry was spotted playing junior football by William Nunnerley who signed him for the Chester St Oswalds club.
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Charlie Parry soon came to the attention of Everton who were keen to sign him, but initially Charlie Parry was reluctant to move to the English club saying that he was worried that he was "not class enough".
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Charlie Parry was sent off in the 81st minute for "persistently fouling Forrest".
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Charlie Parry followed this with goals in the next two matches, against Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Charlie Parry was ever-present as Everton finished the season as runners-up in the league.
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Charlie Parry was an extremely versatile player who was equally comfortable at full-back or half-back; he possessed good positional sense, a strong tackle and good speed and was an extremely accurate kicker.
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Charlie Parry was an expert at free-kicks, and over 60 yards he was able to place the ball "on the required spot".
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Charlie Parry did, however have a reputation for "bashing goalkeepers"; nonetheless he became a regular in the Everton side for six years and was an "exceedingly popular player".
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Charlie Parry appears to have temporarily joined Ardwick AFC playing eleven times between November 1891 and January 1892.
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In September 1893, Charlie Parry was suspended for two weeks with no pay for drunkenness.
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Charlie Parry was recalled to the team for the last two matches of the season.
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Charlie Parry only missed three matches as Everton finished as runners-up in the Football League, five points behind Sunderland.
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Charlie Parry returned to his home town, Oswestry, in 1900 where Oswestry United were in need of a goalkeeper.
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Charlie Parry became their "custodian" and "performed creditably" over the next six years before eventually retiring in 1906.
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Charlie Parry made his international debut for Wales, playing at left half in the 1891 British Home Championship match against England played at Newcastle Road, Sunderland on 7 March 1891, thus becoming the first Everton player to represent Wales.
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Charlie Parry kept his place in the Wales team for the next match against Scotland, two weeks later, at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham.
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Charlie Parry was hurt in the first half and was injured again shortly after half time and was unable to play on, leaving Wales to complete the match with ten men.
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Charlie Parry made 13 appearances for Wales in official international matches, as follows:.
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Charlie Parry's health continued to deteriorate and he died on 4 February 1922, leaving a widow and six children.
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Charlie Parry was buried at Oswestry Cemetery in an unmarked grave; with help of contribution by the Everton FC Heritage Society a headstone was unveiled on 1 March 2019.