Parry Gordon

Parry Gordon
Personal information
Full name John Parry-Gordon
Born 17 February 1945
Ince district, England
Died 3 November 2009(2009-11-03) (aged 64)
Wigan, England
Playing information
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 11 st 8 lb (73 kg; 162 lb)
Position Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1961–81 Warrington 543 167 1 0 503
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–?? Lancashire 7 1 0 0 3
1975 England +1 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

John Parry-Gordon (born 17 February 1945 in Ince district[1] — died 3 November 2009(2009-11-03) (aged 64) in Wigan[2]) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, playing at representative level for England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington, as a Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7.

Playing career

International honours

Parry Gordon won a cap for England while at Warrington in 1975 against Papua New Guinea (sub).[3]

Parry Gordon was selected for England Squad while at Warrington for the 1975 Rugby League World Cup. However, Parry Gordon did not participate in any of the nine matches.

County honours

Parry Gordon won 7-caps for Lancashire while at Warrington.

Premiership final appearances

Parry Gordon played in Warrington's 13-12 victory over St. Helens in the Premiership final during the 1973–74 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 18 May 1974.

Challenge Cup final appearances

Parry Gordon played in Warrington's 24-9 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1974 Challenge Cup final during the 1973–74 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1974, and played Scrum-half/Halfback in the 7-14 defeat by Widnes in the 1975 Challenge Cup final during the 1974–75 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1975.

County Cup final appearances

Parry Gordon played Scrum-half/Halfback in Warrington's 2-2 draw with St. Helens in the 1967 Lancashire Cup final during the 1967–68 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 October 1967, and played Scrum-half/Halfback, and scored a try in Warrington's 10-13 defeat by St. Helens in the 1967 Lancashire Cup final replay during the 1967–68 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 2 December 1967.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final appearances

Parry Gordon played Scrum-half/Halfback in Warrington's 0-0 draw with Salford in the 1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final during the 1974–75 season at The Willows, Salford on Tuesday 17 December 1974, and played Scrum-half/Halfback in the 5-10 defeat by Salford in the 1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy final replay during the 1974–75 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Tuesday 28 January 1975.

Player's No.6 Trophy final appearances

Parry Gordon played Scrum-half/Halfback in Warrington's 27-16 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1973-74 Player's No.6 Trophy final during the 1973–74 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 February 1974, played Scrum-half/Halfback in the 9-4 victory over Widnes in the 1977-78 Players No.6 Trophy final during the 1977–78 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 28 January 1978, and played Scrum-half/Halfback in the 14-16 defeat by Widnes in the 1978–79 John Player Trophy final during the 1977–78 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 28 April 1979.

Captain Morgan Trophy final appearance

Parry Gordon played in Warrington's 4-0 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the Captain Morgan Trophy final during the 1973–74 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 26 January 1974.

Club career

Parry Gordon signed for Warrington on Friday 17 February 1961, his 16th birthday, for £400 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £17,600 in 2013).[4]

Testimonial match

Parry Gordon's Testimonial match at Warrington took place in 1981.

Honoured at Warrington Wolves

Parry Gordon is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[5]

Genealogical Information

Although being known as Parry Gordon his first name was actually John, Parry being his mother's maiden surname.

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ BREAKING NEWS: Former Warrington Wolves scrum half Parry Gordon has died
  3. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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