▁mid field ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁season ▁and ▁Sher idan ▁was ▁quickly ▁sold ▁on . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁second ▁League ▁Cup ▁w inners ' ▁medal ▁as ▁Forest ▁retained ▁the ▁tro phy ▁with ▁victory ▁over ▁Old ham ▁Athlet ic ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁a ▁team ▁that ▁included ▁Parker ' s ▁former ▁L ut on ▁and ▁H ull ▁team mate ▁Frank ie ▁B unn . ▁ ▁After ▁two ▁losing ▁FA ▁Cup ▁semi - final s ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁Parker ▁finally ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁with ▁Forest ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁where ▁they ▁faced ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁Forest ▁eventually ▁lost ▁the ▁game ▁ 2 – 1 ▁after ▁extra ▁time ▁via ▁a ▁Des ▁Walker ▁own ▁goal . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Parker ▁left ▁Forest ▁to ▁join ▁A ston ▁Villa ▁for ▁£ 6 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Villa ▁won ▁the ▁League ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁Parker ▁made ▁three ▁appearances ▁during ▁their ▁cup ▁run , ▁but ▁didn ' t ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁itself . ▁After ▁falling ▁out ▁of ▁favour ▁with ▁Ron ▁At kin son ▁he ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Division ▁Two ▁football ▁to ▁join ▁Le ic ester ▁City , ▁winning ▁promotion ▁via ▁the ▁play - offs ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season . ▁Parker ▁scored ▁Le ic ester ' s ▁equal iser ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁against ▁Cry stal ▁Palace ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁Le ic ester ' s ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁as ▁they ▁won ▁the