Jack Parry (Welsh footballer)

Jack Parry
Personal information
Full name	Brynley John Parry
Date of birth	11 January 1924
Place of birth	Clydach, Wales
Date of death	20 January 2010 (aged 86)
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Clydach
1939	Ynystawe United
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946–1951	Swansea Town
1951–1955	Ipswich Town
1955–1959	Chelmsford City
1959–1960	Marconi (Essex)
International career
1951	Wales
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brynley John Parry (11 January 1924 – 20 January 2010)^[2] was a Welsh professional footballer. During his career he made almost 100 appearances for Swansea Town and 138 appearances for Ipswich Town between 1951 and 1955. Born in Wales in 1924, Jack married Edith and had 3 children. In his later years he moved to London and then Chelmsford as a bricklayer. Most notably, Parry 'topped off' the Natwest building in London. Parry had 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren all living around the Chelmsford area of Essex before his death in 2010.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. p. 159. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
^ "Fifties Town Keeper Dies". TWTD.com. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2010.

External links

Jack Parry at Pride of Anglia

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[who's_who-1] Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. p. 159. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.

[2] "Fifties Town Keeper Dies". TWTD.com. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2010.

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