1. Stuart Parnaby was born on 19 July 1982 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back in the Football League and Premier League for Halifax Town, Middlesbrough, Birmingham City and Hartlepool United.
32 Facts About Stuart Parnaby
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Stuart Parnaby was most recently the assistant manager at National League North club Spennymoor Town.
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Stuart Parnaby was an unused substitute as Birmingham beat Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in the 2011 League Cup Final.
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Stuart Parnaby spent a season with Hartlepool United before retiring in 2015.
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Stuart Parnaby was born on 19 July 1982 in Durham, County Durham, and grew up supporting Middlesbrough FC He joined Middlesbrough's academy when he was 10, where his father, Dave Parnaby, was academy director.
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Stuart Parnaby made his first-team debut for Middlesbrough in September 2000 in a League Cup match against Macclesfield Town.
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Stuart Parnaby was rewarded with a new contract with the club in March, lasting until June 2007.
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Stuart Parnaby's return was later short-lived when he suffered a minor knock during a League Cup match against Crystal Palace.
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However, Stuart Parnaby suffered a hamstring injury during a match against Birmingham City and was expected to be sidelined for three to four weeks.
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Stuart Parnaby played a full part in their progress to the semi-final of the FA Cup and the final of the UEFA Cup, in which he started.
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Stuart Parnaby finished the season with 42 appearances and four goals.
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Stuart Parnaby suffered a broken toe after colliding with Paul Dickov during a match against Manchester City on 30 October 2006.
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Stuart Parnaby made his return in December before suffering a knee injury in January 2007.
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Stuart Parnaby signed a three-year contract with newly promoted Premier League club Birmingham City on 1 June 2007 on a free transfer.
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Stuart Parnaby revealed that manager Steve Bruce was the main factor in joining Birmingham, stating he made him feel "10 feet tall".
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Stuart Parnaby finished the season 24 appearances as Birmingham were promoted to the Premier League as Championship runners-up.
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Stuart Parnaby signed a one-year contract extension with Birmingham in June 2010.
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Stuart Parnaby later had trials with Millwall, Charlton Athletic, Carlisle United and Hull City.
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Stuart Parnaby signed for League Two club Hartlepool United on 26 June 2014.
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Stuart Parnaby announced his retirement from playing on 10 September 2015.
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Stuart Parnaby was part of the team at the 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship, and played in all of their four matches before they were eliminated by the Czech Republic in the quarter-final.
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Stuart Parnaby finished his under-16 career with 11 caps and one goal from 1998 to 1999.
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Stuart Parnaby was a regular starter for the under-18s, making eight appearances and scoring one goal from 2000 to 2001.
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Stuart Parnaby made two further appearances, finishing his under-21 career with four caps from 2002 to 2003.
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Seven months after announcing his retirement, Stuart Parnaby re-joined Hartlepool as the club's pre-rehabilitation and conditioning coach in April 2016.
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Stuart Parnaby was removed from his position in July 2017.
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Stuart Parnaby joined Martin Gray's backroom staff at National League North club York City in July 2018 as strength and conditioning coach.
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Stuart Parnaby left the club on 7 January 2019 shortly after Collins was dismissed as manager with the team 15th in the table.
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Stuart Parnaby joined the coaching staff of National League North club Spennymoor Town on 9 January 2020.
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Stuart Parnaby was named as manager Tommy Miller's assistant on 20 May 2021.
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Stuart Parnaby married his partner of seven years, Paula, in his home city of Durham in 2010.
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Stuart Parnaby has an older brother, who is a golfer and resides in the US.