Career
He currently plays for Barrow in the Conference North. Parkinson came through the Morecambe youth academy to sign a one-year contract for the 2011-2012 season. Three days later he was again a late replacement for Ellison in a 2–0 defeat to Millwall in a League Cup Second Round clash at The Den.
Parkinson was released by Morecambe at the end of the 2012-2013 season.
He subsequently signed for Barrow of the Conference North.