Key stats from Scott Parker's reign at AFC Bournemouth

A fraught relationship with the board seemingly spelled the end for the 41-year-old, with club owner Maxim Demin stating that a head coach must have “belief in and respect for” those higher up.

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Parker had frequently taken the time during press conferences to stress how he felt that Cherries needed further reinforcements, predicting drubbings such as the 9-0 defeat to Liverpool to become repeat occurrences.

In this special edition of Numbers Game, we have taken a look at the major numbers, stats, and facts from Parker’s reign at the Vitality Stadium.

2 – Parker helped Cherries back into the Premier League after a two-year absence, winning promotion to the top-flight for just the second time in the club’s history. Two also represents where Cherries finished last term, with Parker finishing behind former employers Fulham.

As well as Cherries earning their second promotion, the achievement was also Parker’s second promotion from the Championship.

9 – Despite promotion, Scott Parker’s time at Cherries will always be linked to his final game, a record-equalling 9-0 defeat to Liverpool. That scoreline represents both the Premier League and club record for margin of defeat.

55 – Parker led Cherries in just 55 games, with 46 Championship fixtures, three League Cup ties, two rounds of the FA Cup, and four Premier League games.

52.7 – Scott Parker’s win rate as Cherries boss. Out of the aforementioned 55 games, Cherries won 29 games, losing 13, and drawing the other 13 games. In comparison, Parker had a win rate of 35.2 per cent as Fulham boss, winning 37 of 105 games in charge of the Cottagers.

91 – In that time, Cherries won 91 points – 88 in the Championship, three in the Premier League.

73 – The amount of league places in between Cherries and Boreham Wood when the National League side completed a memorable cupset in the FA Cup fourth round in February. Cherries were third in the Championship at the time, whilst Boreham Wood were fifth in England’s fifth tier.

41 – At 41 years of age, only one manager has won two promotions to the top-flight younger than Scott Parker. Paul Jewell led Bradford City (1999) and Wigan Athletic (2005) to the Premier League by the age of 40.

51 – Jaidon Anthony made the most appearances under Scott Parker, playing 51 times. Dominic Solanke, who until his absence away at Manchester City due to injury had played in every league game under Parker, follows on 50, alongside Mark Travers.

4500 – Mark Travers played the most minutes under Parker, playing every minute of his 50 games for a total of 4,500 minutes of action under Parker. As expected, Solanke follows on 4,320 minutes, whilst Jaidon Anthony drops below Lloyd Kelly, who played 45 times for a total of 3,984 minutes, compared to Anthony’s 3,732 minutes in 51 appearances.

44 – 44 Different players played under Scott Parker, with the head coach handing club debuts to 26 different players.

5 – Cherries’ biggest win came in Parker’s first game in charge, the 5-0 drubbing of MK Dons in the Carabao Cup. In the league, Parker’s biggest win was a 4-0 victory over Swansea City.

574 – In 574 days, Cherries have had three different managers. Jason Tindall was sacked on February 2, 2021, with Jonathan Woodgate installed as interim head coach. Woodgate remained in charge until Scott Parker was appointed on June 28, 2021. In comparison, Eddie Howe was in charge of Cherries for 2847 days.

25 – Parker was sacked 25 days into the season, the ninth earliest sacking of a Premier League manager. The earliest sacking remains Paul Sturrock at Southampton in the 2004-05 season, with Saints dismissing their manager nine games into the new campaign.

It is the earliest sacking in the Premier League since Kevin Keegan was dismissed 19 days into the 2008-09 season, with Javi Gracia the last manager to be sacked below a month of the season, when after 29 days, he was dismissed by Watford during the 2019-20 campaign.

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