Neil Parry (born 8 November 1985) is a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...

for club

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They compete in as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. According to the official club hist ...

and is also the club's goalkeeping coach. Parry began his career at

Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in the west, where the nearest rail access is located ...

, before moving on to play for

Junior Junior or Juniors may refer to: Aircraft * Ekolot JK-05L Junior, a Polish ultralight aircraft * PZL-112 Junior, a Polish training aircraft * SZD-51 Junior, a Polish-made training and club glider Arts and entertainment Characters * Bowser Jr., ...

clubs St Anthony's, Petershill and

Arthurlie Arthurlie is an area of the town of Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. History of Arthurlie The lands of Arthurlie were held in medieval times by the Stewart family, a branch of the noble Stewarts of Darnley. Later the lands became the prop ...

. In 2011 he returned to the

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, where he has since played for Queen's Park,

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They play in the , the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. Founded in October 1882, the club joined the Scottish Foot ...

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in the . They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Club ...

and Clyde.

Career

Parry began his career at career with Airdrie Boys Club, the youth team of

Airdrie United Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in the . They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Clu ...

. He then played one cup match as an emergency signing for

club Petershill before joining

. After leaving Stenhousemuir in 2005, Parry returned to the Juniors, firstly signing for St Anthony's then three months later, Petershill. In 2009, he moved to

. In May 2011, Parry returned to the senior leagues signing for Third Division club Queen's Park. After two years at Queen's Park, Parry moved to

in May 2013. In his second season at

Cliftonhill Cliftonhill Stadium, commonly known as Cliftonhill and currently 'The Reigart Stadium' for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the home ground of former Scottish Professional Football Le ...

, the club won the

2014–15 Scottish League Two The 2014–15 Scottish League Two is the 21st season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth tier of Scottish football. The last placed team entered a play-off with the winners of the Highland League ( Brora Rangers) and Lowland League ( ...

title and Parry was named in the PFA Scotland Scottish League Two Team of the Year. On 30 May 2015, Parry signed for

. He left after only one season as the club "moved towards" full-time status, with Parry among a number of players leaving in order to stay part-time. On 12 May 2016, Parry signed for

. He combined his football career with a full-time job as a worker in the tax office in East Kilbride. Parry left Alloa in August 2021 and signed for Clyde. Parry returned to

in the summer of 2024 as a goalkeeping coach, and was also assigned a number and included in the squad as a player.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Albion Rovers *

Scottish League Two The Scottish League Two, known as William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill League Two for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional association football, foo ...

: 2014–15

Individual

PFA Scotland Scottish League Two Team of the Year: 2014–15 PFA Scotland Scottish League One Team of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parry, Neil 1985 births Living people Footballers from Rutherglen Scottish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Stenhousemuir F.C. players St Anthony's F.C. players Arthurlie F.C. players Petershill F.C. players Queen's Park F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Clyde F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen