Famous Fulham Players: No 19 Paul Parker

1980-87 (and again in 97), 184 appearances

The Eighties were a difficult decade for Fulham, and reached crisis point in 1986 when property company Marler Estates bought the club. Marler Estates also owned nearby QPR and their ground, and there were fears that the company would merge Fulham and QPR, house the new team at Loftus Road, and sell Craven Cottage to developers for big money. A Jimmy Hill-led consortium prevented this by paying £500,000 for Fulham, and a large part of this deal came from the sale of Parker from Fulham to QPR. He made his league debut for Fulham in 1980 and showed considerable promise while at the club, but took his game to another level with QPR and soon found himself as England's first-choice right back.

Personal information
Full name	Paul Andrew Parker
Date of birth	4 April 1964 (1964-04-04) (age 45)
Place of birth	West Ham, London, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Right-back
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1982-1987 1987-1991 1991-1996 1996 1996 1997 1997 1997	Fulham Queens Park Rangers Manchester United Derby County Sheffield United Fulham Chelsea Farnborough Town	153 (2) 125 (1) 105 (1) 004 (0) 010 (0) 003 (0) 004 (0) 000 (0)
National team
1984-1986 1987-1989 1989-1994	England U21 England B England	008 (1) 003 (0) 019 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)