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Dave Parsons
Appearances: 4 Goals: 0
Date / Year of birth: 14th October 1948
Position: Defender
Season of first appearance: 1969/70
Season of last appearance: 1970/71
Also played for: Ramsgate Athletic, Brett Sports, Snowdown Colliery Welfare, Herne Bay and Deal Town
Local player who began his senior career with Ramsgate, making his first appearances in their reserve team during the 1966/67 season and progressing to the senior side during the 1967/68 campaign.
Dave joined Margate for the 1969/70 season and became a regular in the reserves, gaining a reputation for tough tackling. He also made two first team appearances, making his debut in the 2nd Leg of the Kent Floodlight Cup Final at Gravesend on 5.5.70. Dave played in midfield as the match finished 2-2 after extra time and he also wore the number seven shirt in the 2nd Leg of the Kent Senior Cup Final on 9.5.70 - a 4-1 defeat at Dartford.
Dave went on to make two further first team appearances during the 1970/71 campaign and particularly impressed in the first of them - a Kent Floodlight Cup tie against Bexley at Hartsdown Park on 18.1.71. He played as a centre-back and according to the local press report he won everything in the air as Margate drew 1-1. Dave's other senior outing came in a 2-1 win at Hastings in the Kent Floodlight Cup on 17.2.71 but it turned out to be his last first team appearance and he left Margate at the end of the season.
Dave later played for Brett Sports and was with them during the 1972/73 campaign before joining Snowdown for the start of the 1973/74 season.
Dave left Snowdown to link up with Herne Bay later in 1973/74 and he stayed with the club for the start of 1974/75 too.
During the 1976/77, 1977/78 and 1978/79 seasons he played for Deal in the Kent League and on 19.11.77 Dave was sent off in a game against Ramsgate. He then rejoined the Rams in the summer of 1979.
In June 1980 Dave returned to Deal as a player and in the summer of 1981 he also took over as manager of amateur side Margate Athletic.
Dave was Deal's manager during the 1981/82 season and guided the club to their first trophy in 14 years - the Kent League Cup. He was also in charge during the 1982/83 campaign and as a player he made a career total of 146 appearances for Deal before leaving the club.
Dave played the last football of his career during the mid-late 1990's when he turned out for Thanet League club Margate Athletic Old Boys whose squad of veterans also included a host of other former Margate / Thanet players.
He was still living in Margate in 2012 and in September of that year Dave mentioned that he'd made more than four first team appearances for Margate as he'd featured as a substitute several times. Unfortunately the details of his sub outings weren't recorded in press reports or official club records and Dave said he tended to be used a substitute in matches that "the professionals didn't fancy." He also added that during his time at Ramsgate he sometimes played under an assumed name.
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SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
FAC |
FAT |
SLC |
KSC |
KFC | |
|
1969/70 (MFC) |
2 (72) |
0 |
0 |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (13TH OF 22) |
1R |
3QR |
3R |
RU |
RU |
|
Played in Kent Senior Cup Final 2nd Leg
(09.05.70 - lost 4-1 at Dartford). | |||||||||
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SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
FAC |
FAT |
SLC |
KSC |
KFC | |
|
1970/71 (MFC) |
2 (72) |
0 |
0 |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (13TH OF 22) |
1R |
1R |
SF |
QF |
GR |