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Which team did the player Alex Parker belong to between May 1958 and Aug 1959?
Alex Parker Alexander Hershaw Parker ( 2 August 1935 – 7 January 2010 ) was a Scottish football player and manager . Parker played for Falkirk , Everton and Scotland , amongst others . Parker was named in Falkirks Team of the Millennium and Evertons Hall of Fame . Playing career . Falkirk . Parker , a fullback , began his career with Kello Rovers , turning semi-professional when he joined Falkirk in 1952 . The highlight of Parkers time with the Bairns was their 1957 Scottish Cup victory , as they defeated Kilmarnock in a replayed final . Everton . Parker moved to Merseyside in June 1958 when Everton paid £18,000 in a double signing of Parker and Eddie OHara both from Falkirk . Parkers Toffees debut was delayed by his requirement to fulfil National Service in Cyprus . He eventually became a stalwart in the side which won the 1962–63 league championship , finishing six points ahead of runners-up Tottenham . After this triumph , however , hamstring injuries started to trouble Parker , and he left Goodison Park in 1965 . Southport . He joined Southport for £2,000 . He stayed 3 years with the Sandgrounders . Ballymena United . Parker next moved to Northern Ireland to become player-manager of Ballymena United . Drumcondra . He signed for Drumcondra F.C . in December 1969 and made his League of Ireland debut at Tolka Park on 4 January 1970 in a 3–1 defeat to Dundalk . He left for after only three months to return to the UK . International . Parker gained his first cap for Scotland against Portugal in 1955 while playing for Falkirk . He was selected in the squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup , making one appearance against Paraguay . This also transpired to be his final national team cap , which some regarded as perverse ; former teammate Alex Young stated that Parker was still the best player in his position in Britain . Parker also represented the Scottish League XI . Southport manager . Parker returned to Souhtport where he was given a coaching role . Two months later he was promoted to manager but this appointment lasted only a single season . After football . After his retirement from the footballing world , Parker became a publican in Runcorn . He then lived in Gretna , Dumfriesshire . Parker died of a heart attack on 7 January 2010 . Honours . - Falkirk - Scottish Cup : 1956–57 - Everton - First Division : 1962–63 - FA Charity Shield : 1963 - Southport - Fourth Division : promotion 1966-67 - Scotland - British Home Championship : 1955–56 ( shared ) - Individual - Rex Kingsley Footballer of the Year : 1957 - Falkirk FC Hall of Fame - Gwladys Streets Hall of Fame - Falkirk FC Millennium XI External links . - Brief Biography at legends section of official Everton site