‘Mr Blackburn Rovers’ Tony Parkes dies aged 76 as club pays tribute to ex-player and coach

SportFootball‘Mr Blackburn Rovers’ Tony Parkes dies aged 76 as club pays tribute to ex-player and coachFormer Blackburn Rovers player and coach Tony Parkes has passed away at the age of 76Carl Markham Thursday 23 April 2026 11:55 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963468","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/tony-parkes-dead-blackburn-rovers-tribute-b2963468.html","title":"‘Mr Blackburn Rovers’ Tony Parkes dies as club pays tribute to ex-player and coach"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-1851","index":0}Tony Parkes has died at the age of 76 (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Tributes have been paid to Tony Parkes, affectionately known as 'Mr Blackburn Rovers', following his death at the age of 76. The former player and coach was one of the longest-serving employees in the clu...