Phil Parkinson

Phil Parkinson

Phil Parkinson with the League Two play-off trophy in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Philip John Parkinson[1]
Date of birth	(1967-12-01) 1 December 1967 (age 56)[1]
Place of birth	Chorley, Lancashire, England[1]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team	Wrexham (manager)
Youth career
	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1988	Southampton	0	(0)
1988–1992	Bury	145	(5)
1992–2003	Reading	361	(20)
Total		506	(25)
Managerial career
2003–2006	Colchester United
2006	Hull City
2008–2011	Charlton Athletic
2011–2016	Bradford City
2016–2019	Bolton Wanderers
2019–2020	Sunderland
2021–	Wrexham
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip John Parkinson (born 1 December 1967) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of EFL League One side Wrexham.

Parkinson is the only manager to take an English fourth-tier league club to the final of a major cup competition at Wembley Stadium, leading Bradford City of League Two to the 2013 League Cup final. During his career, he has achieved promotion five times: with Colchester to the Championship in 2006, with Bradford to League One in 2013, with Bolton Wanderers to the Championship in 2017, and with Wrexham to League Two in 2023 and League One in 2024.