- Derek Parlane at the Scottish Football Association
- Derek Parlane at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek James Parlane[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Helensburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dumbarton Castle Rock | |||
| Queen's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1980 | Rangers | 202 | (80) |
| 1980–1983 | Leeds United | 50 | (10) |
| 1983 | → Bulova (loan) | ? | (8) |
| 1983–1985 | Manchester City | 48 | (20) |
| 1985 | Swansea City | 21 | (3) |
| 1985–1986 | Racing Jet | 2 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Rochdale | 42 | (10) |
| 1988 | Airdrieonians | 9 | (4) |
| 1988–1990 | Macclesfield Town | 27 | (2) |
| 1990–1991 | Curzon Ashton | ||
| International career | |||
| 1973–1975[3] | Scotland U23 | 5 | (1) |
| 1973–1974[4] | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
| 1973–1977 | Scotland | 12 | (1) |
| 1977[5] | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Derek James Parlane (born 5 May 1953) is a Scottish former professional football striker who played for Rangers from 1970 until 1980, and also played in England with clubs including Leeds United and Manchester City.
Raised in the small village of Rhu, Parlane joined Rangers as a teenager, from Queens Park following in the footsteps of his father Jimmy who had a spell with the club in the 1940s.[6][7] He made 300 appearances winning three Scottish League championships, three Scottish Cups, three Scottish League Cups and the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup;[8][9] he was capped by Scotland 12 times (with one Under-21 cap). Furthermore, Parlane was inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame in 2010.
He moved to Leeds United in March 1980 for a fee of £160,000.[6][10] He scored 10 goals in 53 appearances for Leeds before going to Hong Kong on loan to Bulova.[6]
Aged 30, on 14 July 1983, new Manchester City manager Billy McNeill brought Parlane to Maine Road on a free transfer[6] He linked up with another newcomer, fellow Scot Jim Tolmie, and both made their debut for the Blues on Saturday 27 August 1983 in a 2-1 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in the Second Division. Parlane and Tolmie each scored one which set a precedent for the rest of the season. In all, Parlane scored 20 goals in 48 appearances for City.
For 1984–85 season did City signed David Phillips from Coventry City and Tony Cunningham from Newcastle United to bolster their attack. Parlane got injured in September 1984 and was sold to Swansea City in January 1985.
He spent the 1985–86 season in Belgium with Racing Jet, before returning to play two seasons with Rochdale from 1986 to 1988, playing 42 games and scoring 10 times. His last professional club was Airdrie in the 1987–88 season, he scored 4 goals in 9 games, before signing for then non-league outfit Macclesfield Town in England.
