| Edward Parsons | |
| Fullname: | Edward Parsons |
| Birth Date: | January 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Stoke-upon-Trent, England |
| Death Date: | 1956 (aged 77) |
| Death Place: | Stafford, England |
| Position: | Half-back |
| Years1: | 1896 |
| Clubs1: | Stafford Rangers |
| Years2: | 1897–1900 |
| Clubs2: | Stoke |
| Caps2: | 55 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1900 |
| Clubs3: | Featherstone Rangers |
| Years4: | 1901 |
| Clubs4: | Distillery |
| Years5: | 1902 |
| Clubs5: | Stafford Rangers |
| Years6: | 1903–1905 |
| Caps6: | 37 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
Edward Parsons (January 1879 – 1956), known as Ted or Teddy Parsons, was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke[1] and in the Southern League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[2]
Parsons was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played amateur football with Stafford Rangers before joining Stoke in 1887.[1] He was used as back up to Joe Murphy but he played in all of Stoke's matches in the FA Cup in 1898–99 as the team reached the semi-final before being beaten 3–1 by Derby County.[1]
Murphy joined Woolwich Arsenal and Parsons took his place for the 1899–1900 and missed just two matches.[1] But he lost his place to Billy Leech and left Stoke for Featherstone Rangers and then Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1897–98 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1898–99 | First Division | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1899–1900 | First Division | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 1900–01 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 55 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 65 | 1 | |||