Tony Parkes

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For the English goalkeeper, see Tony Parks.

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Tony Parkes
Full name	Anthony Parkes
Date of birth	May 5, 1909
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Position	Midfielder
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1969-1970 1970-1982	Buxton Blackburn Rovers	- (-) 350 (38)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Tony Parkes, born May 5, 1949 in Sheffield, England is the former assistant manager of Blackburn Rovers Football Club. Parkes regularly stood in as caretaker manager for the club, taking over from Bobby Saxton, Don Mackay, Ray Harford, Roy Hodgson, Brian Kidd and Graeme Souness.

Parkes is currently assistant manager to Simon Grayson at Blackpool, having left Rovers following Mark Hughes' decision to bring in his own backroom team. His son who is also at Blackpool with the youth team, Alex Smith.

Parkes was also a player for Blackburn for many years in a midfield position.