Steven James Parmenter is an English former professional

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who played in the

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for Bristol Rovers. Parmenter played schoolboy football with Cambridge United and

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before spending two years in the Southend United youth system. He was signed by Queens Park Rangers in 1995 and won a Football Combination league title with their reserve team, but never made an appearance for the first eleven. He signed for Bristol Rovers in the summer of 1996 and made his senior debut as a substitute against Stockport County on 31 August, in a game which also marked Rovers' first match back in Bristol after ten years of playing their home matches in

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. After his spell in Bristol ended in 1998, Parmenter played for a number of non-league clubs, most notably for

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where he spent six years and earned an

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-winner's medal in

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. Following his footballing career, he trained as a match official and as of 2020 was working as an

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, officiating in

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, and

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matches. Since 2015 he has been an officer in the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parmenter, Steve 1977 births Living people Footballers from Chelmsford English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Bristol Rovers F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Dorchester Town F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players Canvey Island F.C. players Wivenhoe Town F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Cambridge City F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Wales men's under-21 international footballers Metropolitan Police officers