Edward Parry b. December 9th, 1892 Colwyn Bay d. November 18th, 1976, Colwyn Bay

Edward was the son of Hugh Parry and Margaret Foulkes. Born December 9th, 1892, he was the third of six siblings, the others being Thomas (1888), Hugh (1890), Maggie (1896), John (1898) and Fred (1902).

Hugh and Margaret lived with Margaret's widowed mother at 13 Park Road, Llandrilo ym Rhos, Colwyn Bay, a two story 6 bedroomed house, in the 1891 census. Edward was born the following year and by 1901 they had moved to, they were living at Oswell Villa, Bryn Asaph, Llandrillo ym Rhos, Colwyn Bay. By 1911, Edward and his family were at Rhiw Bank Avenue in Colwyn Bay. Edward was working as a Painter (presumably Painter and Decorator) and the family had 6 boaeders, all Painters, from different parts of the country.

Edward had an ability at and a love for football, and joined Colwyn Bay Colts in 1910 and played with them for 11 years. During that time Ted beame acknowledged as one of the best full baks in the region and was rewarded with an Amateur International call up for Wales as the archives tell.

Welsh Football Data Archives The North Wales Coast League Season 1920-21 was probably the best season the League ever experienced. There were 12 clubs in Division 1, and 14 in Division II. Division I.— Holyhead. Holywell, Denbigh, Bangor, Blaenau Festiniog, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Conway, Caernarvon, Llanrwst, Portmadoc, Ogwen Valley. Division II.— Llechid Celts, Glasinfryn Swifts, Abergele, Pemnaenmnwr, Holyhead R.I. Reserves, Bangor Athletic Reserves, Llanfairfechan, Caernarvon Athletic Res., Nantlle Vale, Menai Bridge, Llanberis Com-rades, Dolgarrog. Llangefni, Rhiwlas Athletic. Mr. E. Bithell, of Colwyn Bay, was appointed Chairman, and the other officials remained as in the previous season. During this season the FAW played several international trial matches, and Messrs. Ted Parry, of Colwyn Bay, Jackie Jones, Abergele, C. Edwards, Holywell, and Idwal Davies, Conway, received their Amateur international caps. J. Neal of Llandudno and Bangor UCNW was selected as first reserve. Everton F.C. sent a strong team to Colwyn Bay on December 8th, 1920, to play a representative side of the League, and were successful by one goal to nil. The nett financial result of this match was a profit of £51 13s 1d. to the League.

Further acknowledgement came when he left Colwyn Bay and joined on £5 per week.. The details below from the Liverpool FC Archives. Edward was at the ripe old age of 29 when he became a professional footballer having spent his playing days as an amateur in Colwyn Bay, Wales. He was an able full-back who was at for five years in the early 1920's but he only made 13 League appearances in all that time while playing in five internationals for Wales.

It was easier said than done to displace the outstanding trio of full-backs: Tommy Lucas, Donald Mackinlay and Ephraim Longworth. His Liverpool debut came against Derby County towards the end of the 1920/21 season but he hardly got a look-in as successive League Championships were won in 1922 and 1923.

In the second of those title-winning seasons, ten men played in at least 37 of the 42 League games so the team almost picked itself. After spending the majority of his Liverpool career as captain of the Central league side he moved to third division Walsall at 33 years of age before returning to Colwyn Bay.

Ted Parry Birthdate: 9 December 1892 Birthplace: Colwyn Bay, Wales Other clubs: Colwyn Bay Colts (1910-19), Colwyn Bay United (1919-21), Walsall (1926-27), Colwyn Bay United (2 / 1927-28), Llandudno Town (1928-31), Colwyn Bay United (3 / 1931-33) Bought from: Colwyn Bay United Signed for LFC: February 1921 International debut: 04.02.1922 vs. Scotland International caps: 5/0 - 13.02.1926 Liverpool debut: 09.04.1921 Last appearance: 02.05.1925 Contract expiry: August 1926 Win ratio: 23.08% W: 3 D: 6 L: 4 LFC league games/goals: 13 / 0 Total LFC games/goals: 13 / 0

Ted went on to play only 13 games for Liverpool but was capped for Wales on five occasions as the following information from the Welsh Football Data Archives tells.

Amateur International Matches – Ted captained the team (from “Come On The Bay”

22 January 1921 at Molineux, Wolverhampton England 2-0 Wales HT: 0-0 Scorers Davies, C Edwards Wales: G A Mitchell (Pembroke Dock),Hayes (Buckley), Ted Parry (Colwyn Bay), Johnny Lloyd (Llanidloes), Edwards (Gresford), Eddie Jenkins ( England Corinthians), O Edwards (Rhymney), C Edwards (Holywell), Idwal Davies (Buckley & southport), Jackie Jones (Abergele), E P 'Ned' Price (Barmouth) Referee T G Bryan (England) Attendance 8000 Professional International Matches

4 February 1922 at the Racecourse, Wrexham

Wales 2-1 Scotland HT: 2-0 L Davies, S Davies Scorers Wales: Ted Peers (Port Vale), Ted Parry (Liverpool), James H Evans (Southend Utd), Herbie Evans (Cardiff C) Joseph T Jones (Crystal Palace), Tommy Matthias (Wrexham

(c)), Stan Davies (West Bromwich Albion), Ivor Jones ( T), Len Davies (Cardiff C), Dick Richards (Wolverhampton W) Ted Vizard (Bolton W) Referee Arthur Ward (England) Attendance 7000

5 March 1923 at , Cardiff

Wales 2-2 England HT: 1-1 Keenor, Jones Scorers Wales: Ted Peers (Port Vale), Ted Parry (Liverpool), Moses Russell (Plymouth Argyle), (Cardiff C), Billy Matthews (Bristol C), Bill Jennings (Bolton

W) Billy Hole (Swansea T), Ivor Jones (Swansea T), Len Davies (Cardiff C), Ted Vizard (Bolton Wanders), Jack Evans (Cardiff C) Referee Thomas G Bryan (England) Attendance 12000

14 April 1923 at the Racecourse, Wrexham

Wales 0-3 Ireland HT: 0-3 Scorers Wales: George A Godding (Wrexham), Moses Russell (Plymouth Argyle), Ted Parry (Liverpool), Bob John (Arsenal), Fred Keenor (Cardiff C), Bill Jennings (Bolton W (c)), Billy Hole (Swansea T), Ivor Jones (Swansea T), Len Davies (Cardiff C), Ted Vizard (Bolton W), Jack Evans (Cardiff C) Referee George D Nunnerley (England) Attendance 12222 18 April 1925 at the Racecourse, Wrexham

Wales 0-0 Ireland HT: 0-0 Scorers Wales: Bert Gray (Oldham Ath), Ted Parry (Liverpool), Jack Jenkins (Brighton & Hove Albion), J R B Moulsdale (Corinthians), Fred Keenor (Cardiff C (c)), Bob John (Arsenal),

Willie Davies (Cardiff C), Stan Davies (West Bromwich Albion), James Jones (Wrexham), Len Davies (Cardiff C), Jesse Williams (Middlesbrough) Referee Ernest Pinkston (England) Attendance 10000

13 February 1926 at ,

Ireland 3-0 Wales HT: 2-0 Scorers Wales: Arthur I Brown (Aberdare Ath), Ted Parry (Liverpool), Tom Jones (Manchester Utd), Jack Newnes (Nelson), Billy Matthews (Bradford Park Avenue), David Evans

(Reading), Willie Davies (Cardiff C), Len Davies (Cardiff C), Jack Fowler (Swansea T), Stan Davies (West Bromwich Albion), Ivor Jones (Swansea T) Referee Peter Craigmyle (Scotland) Attendance 25000

When Ted's professional footballing career ended at Walsall in 1927, he was already in love with Frances Jones, whom he married in the summer of 1927. In the following year Joan Evelyn Parry was born and at some point they set up home in Colwyn Bay as Ted resumed playing football for Colwyb Bay United and Llandudno Town before his career ended in 1933.

In 1948 Ted took on the coaching role at Colwyn Bay and was also captain of Colwyn Bay Golf Club (whilst his brothers were captains at Abergele and Rhos-on-Sea).

After his footballing days were over, he ran a painting and decorating company (Parry & Williams) and employed a number of other painters, the connection to which as can be seen in the 1911 census where a number of boarders with the family were painters. Birth register Marriage to Frances Jones 1927 Death register 1976 Colwyn Bay