Player Profile

A Swindon born striker, Parsons joined the Town academy in 2011 at the age of nine. A prolific goal scorer throughout the age groups, he was awarded a scholarship in 2019 - and was called up to the first team squad for an EFL Trophy game against Bristol Rovers in November 2019, where he made his senior debut against a strong Rovers side. He made his league debut just over a year later - making two late substitute appearances in defeats at Crewe and Gillingham in December 2020 - and he was the only academy player to be offered professional terms at the end of the season.

Bizarrely though, whilst it had been announced that Parsons had signed a two-year professional contract in June 2021, he was left in limbo when, with the Town in the midst of a messy court battle for control of the club, the contract he had signed turned out to be invalid. Once Clem Morfuni took control of the club the following month, Parsons soon signed a valid contract, stated to be an improved offer that "reflects Harry’s progression within the first-team group and is a reward for his fantastic recent development." Parsons spent the following season on the fringes of the first-team squad, making his full debut in the Carabao Cup First Round tie at Cambridge, soon followed by his first League start in a 0-0 draw with Tranmere in August 2021 - going on to make fifteen further appearances from the bench as well as three starts in the EFL Trophy, either side of a two-month loan spell at Chippenham. Come the end of the season, Parsons signed another new deal for the 2022/23 season

Unfortunately, Parsons’ final Town season was a story of stagnation, spending more time out on loan at Farnborough, Chippenham and Banbury. These loan spells were fairly fruitful, with Parsons playing 27 games and scoring ten goals across National Leagues North and South, as well as scoring for Chippenham in their FA Cup second round tie against Burton Albion, but they were not enough to push him into Town’s first team plans and he was released at the end of the season, his final Town game having been the 3-0 defeat against Bristol Rovers in the Papa John’s Trophy.

After a short spell at Maidenhead, Parsons rejoined Chippenham Town in January 2024.

Playing Record

Senior

Reserve and Youth Team Appearances

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Career details

Club	Details
Reading Reading	(trial)
Swindon Town Swindon	May 16th, 2011 (schoolboy) July 1st, 2019 (youth scholarship) rptd July 28th, 2021 (signed professional contract); released (rptd May 19th, 2023)
Chippenham Town Chippenham Town	November 12th, 2021 (loan); recalled from loan (rptd January 5th, 2022)
Banbury United Banbury Utd	rptd August 26th, 2022 (loan); recalled from loan (rptd October 13th, 2022)
Chippenham Town Chippenham Town	rptd October 29th, 2022 (loan); expired (rptd January 28th, 2023)
Farnborough Farnborough	rptd February 13th, 2023 (loan); expired (2022/3)
Maidenhead United Maidenhead United	July 1st, 2023 (announced June 12th, 2023) (unattached); released (rptd May 30th, 2024)
Banbury United Banbury Utd	November 14th, 2023 (loan)
Weymouth Weymouth	December 14th, 2023 (loan)
Chippenham Town Chippenham Town	rptd June 8th, 2024 (unattached)