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2003/2004

2010/2011

2011/2012

Scott Matthew Parker (born 13 October 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player who is head coach of EFL Championship club Burnley. Parker began his career at Charlton Athletic, and was loaned to Norwich City, before joining Chelsea for a £10 million fee in January 2004. He did not play regularly at Chelsea, and moved to Newcastle United the following year, where he was made captain. Parker joined West Ham United in 2007, and was the FWA Footballer of the Year for the 2010–11 season despite the club being relegated. He was then signed by Tottenham Hotspur and joined Fulham in 2013. He would play 119 league matches for Fulham in both the Premier League and the Championship, before retiring at the end of the 2016–17 season. Parker has represented England at every level from under-16 to senior, making his full debut in 2003. Uniquely, he won his first four England caps while playing for four different clubs. Parker was a member of the England team which reached the quarter-finals at UEFA Euro 2012. Parker was appointed caretaker manager of Fulham in February 2019, and hired on a permanent basis that summer. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article