Thomas Roper (born 6 July 1940) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.
[3] Roper rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1965 to 1974, riding for various clubs.
[3][4] Roper switched from Middlesbrough Bears to Sheffield Tigers in 1962 and would spend four seasons with the South Yorkshire club.
[5] Roper left Sheffield to join Halifax Dukes in 1965 and was an integral part of the Halifax Dukes team that won the double during the 1966 British League season,[6] scoring a season average of 7.54.
[7] In 1967 he moved to Belle Vue Aces and was a member of the 1970 title winning team.