John Edward Unstead (16 February 1926 – 13 April 1962) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.
He earned two international caps for the England national speedway team.
[4] In 1953, he signed for Bristol Bulldogs in the top division of British speedway at the time, the National League.
[6] However, he was left without a club following the withdrawal of Bristol from the league midway through the 1955 season, before returning to ride for Rayleigh.
Unstead lined up for Ipswich again but on the 13 April, during a challenge match against Southampton at the Foxhall Stadium, he crashed and was killed when he hit the safety fence.