Sean Parrish
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shrewsbury Town (first-team coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | (1) |
| 1992–1994 | Telford United | 90 | (7) |
| 1994–1996 | Doncaster Rovers | 66 | (8) |
| 1996–2000 | Northampton Town | 108 | (42) |
| 2000–2002 | Chesterfield | 55 | (11) |
| 2002–2004 | Kidderminster Harriers | 56 | (8) |
| 2004–2006 | AFC Telford United | 79 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | AFC Telford United (caretaker manager) | ||
| Northampton Town (academy manager) | |||
| 2012–2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (youth coach) | ||
| 2017–2018 | AFC Telford United (assistant manager) | ||
| 2018–2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | Shrewsbury Town (first-team coach) | ||
| 2024– | Shrewsbury Town (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sean Parrish (born 14 March 1972) is a Welsh footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the first-team coach at Shrewsbury Town
Playing career
[edit]Parrish began his career at Shrewsbury Town but played only a handful of games before joining non-league club Telford United. He moved to Doncaster Rovers in 1994 before joining Northampton Town two years later. He scored a goal at Cardiff in the play-off semifinal from outside the box then won promotion in the final at Wembley in 1997. He was part of the team that reached the Division Two play-off final the following season.
He then joined Chesterfield in 2000, where he won promotion. A move to Kidderminster Harriers followed in 2002, before joining AFC Telford United in 2004.
Coaching career
[edit]After spending five years as an assistant manager at Wolverhampton Wanderers under-23 side, Parrish returned to Shrewsbury Town as first-team coach under head coach Matt Taylor in July 2023.[2] When Paul Hurst was sacked on 3 November 2024, Parrish assumed the role of caretaker head coach for the first team.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Parrish is the cousin of football manager and former Wales international Rob Edwards.[3]
Honours
[edit]Northampton Town
- Football League Third Division play-offs: 1997[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sean Parrish". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Drury, Jonny (28 July 2023). "Former Wolves coach Sean Parrish joins Shrewsbury Town coaching staff". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Shrewsbury Town interim boss Sean Parrish seeks advice from cousin and Luton boss Rob Edwards". Shropshire Star. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Fox, Norman (25 May 1997). "Football: Swansea run over by Frain". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Sean Parrish at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Harman, John (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The First 25 Years. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 687, 696. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
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