Dave is an English football coach and enjoyed 20 years at Middlesbrough FC as Academy Director. Parnaby is from County Durham. He was a teacher for 22 years. He was manager of non-league Gateshead and coached England Under 15 School Boys before joining ‘Boro. Middlesbrough have been noted as having one of the most productive youth academy systems in European Football. There are currently no fewer than 19 Middlesbrough Academy representatives playing for England at various levels. In 2008, Parnaby gained the UEFA PRO Licence coaching qualification. The following year, he won the lifetime achievement award at the North-East Sports Awards.
