| Richie Parsons | |
| Fullname: | Richard Parsons |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1988–1991 |
| Caps1: | 42 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 1991–1992 |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 1992–1993 |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 15 |
| Years4: | 1992–1993 |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1993–1994 |
| Caps5: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 11 |
| Years6: | 1994–1995 |
| Clubs6: | Finn Harps |
| Caps6: | 21 |
| Goals6: | 7 |
| Years7: | 1995–1999 |
| Caps7: | 100 |
| Goals7: | 36 |
| Years8: | 1999–2000 |
| Caps8: | 34 |
| Goals8: | 13 |
| Years9: | 2000–2001 |
| Caps9: | 4 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2000–2001 |
| Clubs10: | Home Farm |
| Caps10: | 26 |
| Goals10: | 7 |
| Years11: | 2001–2002 |
| Caps11: | 1 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 299 |
| Totalgoals: | 100 |
Richie Parsons is an Irish former football player during the 1990s and 2000s and is one of only 42 players to score 100 goals.[1]
He made a scoring debut for Bray against Shamrock Rovers in the Leinster Senior Cup on 24 August 1988[2] His first of 100 league goals came on the opening day of the 1989–90 League of Ireland First Division season at Monaghan. Parsons made 2 substitute appearances against Trabzonspor in the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup.
On 20 March 1994 Parsons scored 4 for Longford Town against St James's Gate F.C.[3] 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.[4] He scored a total of 55 goals in his 3 spells at the Carlisle Grounds.
F.A.I.CUP 1990F.A.I.CUP 1999Leinster Senior Cup Athlone Town 1992