Joseph Parkinson was born on 11 June 1971 and is an English football coach and former professional player.
11 Facts About Joe Parkinson
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Joe Parkinson played in the Football League for Wigan Athletic and AFC Bournemouth making a total of 239 league appearances, scoring 10 goals during a ten-year career.
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Joe Parkinson has since held various roles on the coaching staff's of AFC Fylde, Shrewsbury Town and Hartlepool United.
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Joe Parkinson became a fans' favourite at the club, playing a major part in Joe Royle's "Dogs of War" Everton team.
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Complications with the injury, including 2 surgeries and a further full season out of the game resulted in Joe Parkinson retiring from football in November 1999, when only 28.
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In July 2017, Joe Parkinson moved to Shrewsbury Town where he became the club's assistant manager.
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In November 2019, Joe Parkinson left his role at Shrewsbury to take up the position of assistant manager at Hartlepool United.
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Joe Parkinson left the club in August 2021 due to health and family reasons.
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Joe Parkinson was on Sky Sports show "Where Are They Now" in May 2008 where he was shown to be working as a forklift driver at "Smith Bateson".
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Joe Parkinson said he got a normal day job because he just got so bored being at home all the time.
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Joe Parkinson re-surfaced in a coaching role with Wigan Athletic in 2012, progressing from working with the youth team to first team coach.