Stephen John Parkin was born on 7 November 1965 and is an English football manager and former player who played as a defender.
13 Facts About Steve Parkin
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Steve Parkin played for Mansfield Town, Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion and has been manager of Barnsley, Mansfield Town and Rochdale.
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Steve Parkin was born in Mansfield and began his career with Stoke City, captaining the youth team to the final of the FA Youth Cup in 1984 where they lost out to Everton.
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Steve Parkin then moved on to West Bromwich Albion where he spent three seasons making 54 appearances scoring twice.
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Steve Parkin joined his home-town club Mansfield Town in July 1992 and was a player at Field Mill for four seasons making 96 appearances scoring four goals before retiring to become manager of the club.
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Steve Parkin's first spell at Rochdale was a great success, and he lifted the Lancashire club from the depths of the league to an 8th-place finish in his first season.
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On 9 November 2001 Steve Parkin left Spotland and joined Barnsley.
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Steve Parkin's spell at Barnsley was not a productive or a successful one.
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Steve Parkin did not find a managerial position for 14 months after his departure from Barnsley, although he expressed an interest in taking over at Colchester United.
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Steve Parkin became assistant manager at Notts County shortly after his sacking.
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In December 2003, Steve Parkin went back to his former job at Rochdale, where Ford had already been re-employed as assistant-manager to Steve Parkin's predecessor Alan Buckley.
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Steve Parkin's position became untenable and he was sacked shortly before Christmas.
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On 6 October 2010, it was announced that Steve Parkin would be swapping the north for the south bank of the Humber, joining newly appointed manager Ian Baraclough at Scunthorpe United.