FORMER EFL striker Jon Parkin has announced his retirement from a second sport, six years on from hanging up his football boots.
Parkin, 43, turned his attention to after his retirement from in 2019, but the bagsman has now packed that sport in too after admitting he is ‘c**p’ at it.
Former EFL star Jon Parkin has retired from a second sport
Parkin made 340 appearances across the EFL during his career, netting over 100 times in those games.
But after calling it a day following a two year stint in the National League North with York City, the striker focused on scoring runs instead of scoring goals.
Parkin had been playing for local cricket club Dartfield in recent years, but has now retired his bat after scoring 133 not out in his final game for their second XI against Green Moor in League Division Six.
Revealing his reasoning behind retiring, Parkin candidly told the Barnsley Chronicle : “I’m c**p. I’ve not scored many runs so I’ve thrown my teddy out of the cot and that’s me done.
“I had a new knee in November so I am costing them 20 runs in the field anyway so I have to score 20 to break even.
“I only turn up once every month or so. I do after dinner speaking on a Saturday and Barnsley town centre is good on a Saturday afternoon now.
“It’s been a long time coming scoring some runs and it didn’t make me change my mind.”
Parkin has admitted he might give up another sport too, adding: “I still play but I am bang average at that too so I might knock that on the head as well.”
Jon Parkin's football career
A brief look at Parkin's career in football...
- 1998 – 2002: Barnsley
- 2001 – 2001: Hartlepool United (loan)
- 2002: York City (loan)
- 2002 – 2004: York City
- 2004 – 2006: Macclesfield Town
- 2006 – 2007: Hull City
- 2007: Stoke City (loan)
- 2007 – 2008: Stoke City
- 2008: Preston North End (loan)
- 2008 – 2011: Preston North End
- 2011 – 2012: Cardiff City
- 2011: Doncaster Rovers (loan)
- 2011 – 2012: Huddersfield Town (loan)
- 2012: Scunthorpe United (loan)
- 2012 – 2014: Fleetwood Town
- 2014 – 2016: Forest Green Rovers
- 2016 – 2017: Newport County
- 2016 – 2017: York City (loan)
- 2017 – 2019: York City
Away from playing sport, Parkin is the co-host of the hugely successful football podcast Undr the Cosh.
The former star is joined by Chris ‘Browny’ Brown and Chris J Brown to interview players and managers from the world of football.
The popular podcast has hosted big-name ex-pros such as David Bentley, , and Bobby Zamora in recent times.
During his playing career Parkin played for the likes of Stoke, , , Macclesfield and .
In 586 league appearances across all divisions, he scored 190 times.
Parkin had an impressive career in the EFL 
