Richie Parsons is an Irish former footballer during the 1990s and 2000s and is one of only 42 players to score 100 goals.
He made a scoring debut for Bray against
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers Football Club is an Irish professional Association football, football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is List of football clubs by competit ...
in the
Leinster Senior Cup on 24 August 1988 His first of 100 league goals came on the opening day of the
1989–90 League of Ireland First Division
The 1989–90 League of Ireland First Division season was the fifth season of the League of Ireland First Division.
Overview
The First Division was contested by 10 teams and Waterford United F.C. won the division.
Final table
First Division play ...
season at Monaghan. Parsons made 2 substitute appearances against
Trabzonspor
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in the
1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup
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.
On 20 March 1994 Parsons scored 4 for Longford Town against
St James's Gate F.C.
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The
1995–96 League of Ireland season was a rewarding one for Parsons and Bray. On the opening night Wanderers hammered Monaghan United 5–1 at Gortakeegan with Parsons scoring the very first league hat trick for a Bray Wanderers player.
Bray Wanderers Afc
Braywanderers.com. Retrieved on 28 October 2013. He scored a total of 55 goals in his 3 spells at the Carlisle Grounds
The Carlisle Grounds is a football stadium in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
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.
References
1970 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Association footballers from Dublin (city)
League of Ireland players
Bray Wanderers F.C. players
Athlone Town A.F.C. players
Longford Town F.C. players
Finn Harps F.C. players
Home Farm F.C. players
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