appointed captain in the absence of James Trainer, leading his team to a 6–1 victory over Ireland on 29 February 1896, with two goals each from Billy Lewis and Billy Meredith, although this was followed by a 9–1 defeat by England, for whom Steve Bloomer scored five goals. In the latter match, he lined up alongside his former Everton colleague, Smart Arridge. Despite dropping out of the Football League and playing non-league football, Parry retained his international place until 1898. In his thirteen international appearances, Wales won only one match, with two draws and ten defeats. International appearances Parry made 13 appearances for Wales in official international matches, as follows: Key LB – Left-back RB – Right-back LH – Left-half Capt. – Captain Life after football Following his retirement from playing, Parry became a referee in the Birmingham and District League. After he was forced to quit through ill-health, he worked for Oswestry United as a groundsman/caretaker. By 1921, he had fallen on hard times and, after an appeal by the mayor and vicar of Oswestry, Everton granted a donation to him of £10.10.0 and arranged a friendly at Oswestry to raise funds for him. The match was held on 14 April at Oswestry in front of 3,000 spectators with Oswestry winning 1–0. Parry's health continued to deteriorate and he died on 4 February 1922, leaving a widow and six children. At the Everton board meeting on 7 February, a letter was read from the vicar of Oswestry informing the club of Parry's death. It was "decided that as we had given him assistance last year, the question be left over". He was buried at Oswestry Cemetery in an unmarked grave; with help of contribution by the Everton FC Heritage Society a headstone was unveiled on 1 March 2019. Honours Everton Football League champions: 1890–91 Football League runners-up: 1889–90 Football League runners-up: 1894–95 Newtown Welsh Cup finalists: 1897 Aberystwyth Town Welsh Cup winners: 1900 References External links Everton career summary Photo of Everton's Football League championship team of 1890–91 Photo of the Wales team for the match against England on 18 March 1895 1870 births 1922 deaths Sportspeople from Denbighshire Welsh footballers Wales international footballers Everton F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Newtown A.F.C. players Aberystwyth Town F.C. players Oswestry United F.C. players Association football defenders