Norman Parker (speedway rider)

Norman Parker
	Parker in 1951
Born	14 January 1908; Birmingham, England
Died	27 April 1999 (aged 91); Towcester, England
Nationality	British (English)
Career history
1929-1930	Coventry
1931-1932	Southampton Saints
1932-1933	Clapton Saints
1934-1936, 1938-1939	Harringay Tigers
1946-1953	Wimbledon Dons
Individual honours
1943, 1944	Northern Riders' Champion
Team honours
1950, 1951, 1953	National Trophy winner
1935	London Cup winner

Norman Parker (14 January 1908 – 27 April 1999) was an international speedway rider who rode in the inaugural Speedway World Championship in 1936 as a reserve.^[1]^[2]^[3] He earned 36 international caps for the England national speedway team.^[4]

Brief career summary

Born in Birmingham, England, Parker joined Coventry in 1929, and remained there until 1933 when he moved on to join the Southampton Saints.^[5] He then moved to Clapton Saints and then the Harringay Tigers.^[5] He and his older brother Jack rode in the same teams until the outbreak of war.^[5]^[6] In 1934 Parker made his international debut for England.

After the war Parker joined the Wimbledon Dons and was appointed captain.^[5] In 1948, he finished runner up in the Australian Championship.^[7] In 1949, he finished fourth in the Speedway World Championship and made his last World Final appearance in 1951.^[8]

World final appearances

1936 - London, Wembley Stadium - 18th - 1pt + 6 semi-final points
1949 - London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 10pts
1951 - London, Wembley Stadium - 14th - 3pts

References

^ Addison J. (1948). The People Speedway Guide. Odhams Press Limited
^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 527. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
^ "Speedway". New Milton Advertiser. 19 May 1999. Retrieved 21 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Storey, Basil (1947) "Carpentry to Cinders", in Speedway Favourites, Sport-in-Print, p. 8
^ Jacobs, Norman (2001). Speedway in London. Stroud: Tempus Publishing ISBN 0-7524-2221-9
^ "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5

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[1] Addison J. (1948). The People Speedway Guide. Odhams Press Limited

[2] Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 527. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.

[3] "Speedway". New Milton Advertiser. 19 May 1999. Retrieved 21 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[URI-4] "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[Storey-5] Storey, Basil (1947) "Carpentry to Cinders", in Speedway Favourites, Sport-in-Print, p. 8

[sil-6] Jacobs, Norman (2001). Speedway in London. Stroud: Tempus Publishing ISBN 0-7524-2221-9

[7] "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[8] Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5

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Career history
Parker in 1951
Born	(1908-01-14)14 January 1908 Birmingham, England
Died	27 April 1999(1999-04-27) (aged 91) Towcester, England
Nationality	British (English)
1929-1930	Coventry
1931-1932	Southampton Saints
1932-1933	Clapton Saints
1934-1936, 1938-1939	Harringay Tigers
1946-1953	Wimbledon Dons

Individual honours
1943, 1944	Northern Riders' Champion

Team honours
1950, 1951, 1953	National Trophy winner
1935	London Cup winner