 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - A pacy winger, Parkinson akatanga ari mudzidzi weLiverpool, achikunda FA Youth Cup muna 1996, asi akaburitswa nguva pfupi yapfuura. Akasaina Tranmere Rovers iyo yaitungamirirwa neyaimbova Liverpool striker John Aldridge. Akatanga kutamba nhabvu pa22 Gumiguru 1997 paakapinda semutambi wemaminitsi makumi masere nemasere achitsiva John Morrisey mukukundwa neWolverhampton Wanderers 2-1. Parkinson akagadzirisa muRovers yekutanga timu squad nekirabhu ichitengesa bhizinesi ravo muchikamu chechipiri cheEngland nhabvu. Munguva ya2000 na2001 akaonekwa mumakwikwi maviri, ayo akazomuona achitamba chikamu mu2000 Football League Cup Final, uko Tranmere yakarasikirwa neLeicester City mumutambo wekupedzisira paWembley Stadium. Akaita zvibodzwa zviviri zvisingakanganwiki, kusanganisira mukundi weminiti yekupedzisira munguva yekuwedzera, kubatsira Tranmere kurova Premier League divi Leeds United kunze kwe2000 01 Nhabvu League Cup. Akatamba mutambo wake wekupedzisira wekirabhu musi wa22 Kurume 2003 vachipesana nePeterborough United vasati vabva kuPrenton Park pakupera kwemwaka wa2002-2003. 