The next step along the trip down memory lane takes us to midfielder Sean Parrish, a box-to-box midfielder who nipped in with the odd goal. None were as important, though, as the one that started off the road to Wembley for the Cobblers.
Parrish’s winding run and chipped goal lives long in the memory of any Cobblers fan that was at Ninian Park, Cardiff, for the first leg of the playoff semi final in 1997. The goal was the only strike of the game and gave the Cobblers a 1-0 lead to take to Sixfields for the second leg, which we again won 3-2.
Parrish began his career with Shrewsbury Town at the start of the 1990-91 season but made just one start for the Shrews before moving initially to Telford United and then on to Doncaster Rovers for £20,000 in May 1994. It was with Doncaster that Parrish’s career really started to kick on. In two seasons with Rovers, Parrish scored eight times and alerted Ian Atkins who brought him to the Cobblers in August 1996 for a fee of £35,000.
The midfielder featured heavily in the team that made the playoffs that season and remained at the club until 2000 after four successful seasons. It also included a spell wearing a “Phantom of the Opera” style facemask after an injury to his cheekbone! Another stand out memory is his goal within 30 seconds of the start of a game against Luton at Sixfields where we then defended for 89 and half minutes to hang onto the win in true Ian Atkins style!
After over 100 appearances for the Cobblers, Parrish was released on a free transfer to Chesterfield where he played for two seasons before making his final move to Kidderminster Harriers in 2002, where he ended his career.
Parrish was a real fighter in the middle of the park and his goals all seemed to come at crucial times for the club. He is now back with the Cobblers in his new role as youth team coach.
Parrish’s winding run and chipped goal lives long in the memory of any Cobblers fan that was at Ninian Park, Cardiff, for the first leg of the playoff semi final in 1997. The goal was the only strike of the game and gave the Cobblers a 1-0 lead to take to Sixfields for the second leg, which we again won 3-2.
Parrish began his career with Shrewsbury Town at the start of the 1990-91 season but made just one start for the Shrews before moving initially to Telford United and then on to Doncaster Rovers for £20,000 in May 1994. It was with Doncaster that Parrish’s career really started to kick on. In two seasons with Rovers, Parrish scored eight times and alerted Ian Atkins who brought him to the Cobblers in August 1996 for a fee of £35,000.
The midfielder featured heavily in the team that made the playoffs that season and remained at the club until 2000 after four successful seasons. It also included a spell wearing a “Phantom of the Opera” style facemask after an injury to his cheekbone! Another stand out memory is his goal within 30 seconds of the start of a game against Luton at Sixfields where we then defended for 89 and half minutes to hang onto the win in true Ian Atkins style!
After over 100 appearances for the Cobblers, Parrish was released on a free transfer to Chesterfield where he played for two seasons before making his final move to Kidderminster Harriers in 2002, where he ended his career.
Parrish was a real fighter in the middle of the park and his goals all seemed to come at crucial times for the club. He is now back with the Cobblers in his new role as youth team coach.
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