| Dennis Parker | |
| Nationality: | British (English) |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, England |
| Career1: | Sheffield Tigers |
| Years1: | 1947 |
| Career2: | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| Years2: | 1948–1949 |
| Career3: | Belle Vue Aces |
| Years3: | 1950–1952 |
| Career4: | Leicester Hunters |
| Years4: | 1953, 1956 |
| Teamyear1: | 1947 |
| Teamhonour1: | British Speedway Cup (tier 2) |
Dennis Parker (5 January 1925 – 15 January 2008) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned five international caps for the England national speedway team.[1]
Parker, born in Birmingham, rode on grasstrack before undertaking a speedway career.[2] He began his British leagues career riding for Sheffield Tigers during the 1947 Speedway National League Division Two season and helped the team win the division 2 British Speedway Cup.[3] The following season he signed for Edinburgh Monarchs and stayed with the Scottish club for two seasons. While at Edinburgh, he toured Australia during the 1948/49 winter and recorded some significant results, including finishing runner-up to Aub Lawson in the South Australian Individual Speedway Championship.[4]
His form at Edinburgh earned him a place in the England team against Australia for the 1949/50 winter test series[5] and on his return to England, he signed a deal with the Belle Vue Aces (captained by his uncle Jack Parker) in the top division for the 1950.[6]
After three seasons with Belle Vue, he signed to ride for the Leicester Hunters in March 1953.[7] After one season with the club where he averaged 5.71,[8] he told Leicester that he was retiring to concentrate on his haulage contracting business.[9] However, he did return for a few rides during the 1956 season for Leicester.
His uncles Norman Parker and Jack Parker were international riders.[1]