Career
Leicester City
Born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Parkes started his career at Leicester City where he is a product of their youth academy. = Loan to Burton Albion On 30 January Parkes agreed to extend his loan at Burton until the end of the 2009-2010 season. = Loan to Yeovil Town On 1 December 2010, Parkes secured a loan move to League One side Yeovil Town until January 2011 Parkes made two appearances for the club the first being a 0–0 draw against Colchester United in a Football League One match.
= Second loan to Burton Albion On 24 March 2011, Parkes joined Burton Albion on loan for a second time until the end of the 2010/11 season.
= Third loan to Burton Albion Parkes joined Burton Albion on a sixth month loan deal at the start of the 2011-2012 season. However this came to a premature end after only three league games after Parkes suffered a broken ankle.
He made his return by being named on the bench on 14 January 2012 in a match against Plymouth Argyle. = Loan To Bristol Rovers A few days later, Parkes joined up with fellow Leicester loanee Cian Bolger, at Bristol Rovers on an initial month-long loan deal.
Parkes made his debut against Morecambe on 11 February, re-uniting his academy defensive partnership with Bolger.
Bristol Rovers
Tom Parkes joined Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee on 20 August 2012. He made his debut on 21 August 2012 in a 1–1 draw against Barnet, playing the full 90 minutes. On 20 November 2012, he suffered a fractured ankle in a 4–0 loss away at Portuguese Vale at Vale Park and returned to action on 1 December 2012 in the 2–0 loss to Wycombe
When John Ward was appointed manager in December 2012, Tom was awarded the captain"s armband and has gone from strength to strength, picking up npower League 2 Player of the Month in February 2013.
Tom is now a mainstay in Rovers defence, partnered with new signing James Clarke.
The Gas are currently 4th in League Two, after winning three out of their opening 4. At international level, Parkes has represented England at under-17 level 18 times, scoring once.