Norman Parker
Parker in 1951
Born(1908-01-14)14 January 1908
Birmingham, England
Died27 April 1999(1999-04-27) (aged 91)
Towcester, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1929-1930Coventry
1931-1932Southampton
1932-1933Clapton
1934-1936, 1938-1939Harringay
1946-1953Wimbledon
Individual honours
1943, 1944Northern Riders' Champion
Team honours
1950, 1951, 1953National Trophy winner
1935London 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 - England London, Wembley Stadium - 18th - 1pt + 6 semi-final points
  • 1949 - England London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 10pts
  • 1951 - England London, Wembley Stadium - 14th - 3pts

References

  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.
  4. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Storey, Basil (1947) "Carpentry to Cinders", in Speedway Favourites, Sport-in-Print, p. 8
  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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