/ Stars that died in 2023: John Parke, Northern Irish footballer (Linfield, Hibernian, Sunderland, Northern Ireland), died from Alzheimer's disease at 74.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

John Parke, Northern Irish footballer (Linfield, Hibernian, Sunderland, Northern Ireland), died from Alzheimer's disease at 74.

John Parke was a Northern Irish association football player who played for Linfield, Hibernian, Sunderland, KV Mechelen and the Northern Ireland national football team as a full back died from Alzheimer's disease at 74..


(6 August 1937 – 27 August 2011)

Club career

He started his professional footballing career in his native Northern Ireland with Cliftonville before joining their rivals Linfield in 1954.[1] Having been a key player in the club's 'Seven Trophy' season of 1961/62, he moved to Scotland with Hibernian in 1963 where he made 23 appearances, scoring no goals and moved to Sunderland in 1964.[1] Parke made his debut for Sunderland on 21 November 1964 against Sheffield United in a 3–0 defeat at Bramall Lane.[2] He went on to make 85 league appearances for the club.[3] He joined Belgian club KV Mechelen before retiring in 1968.[1]

International career

He won his first cap for Northern Ireland on 12 November 1963 in a 2–1 win against Scotland. He went on to make a further 13 caps for his country, making it a total of 14 caps, with 0 goals.[1]



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