Harry Topping
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 September 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Kearsley, England | ||
| Date of death | 2001 (aged 87–88) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1936–1937 | Exeter City | 1 | (0) |
| 1937–1938 | New Brighton | 5 | (0) |
| 1945–1946 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1948–1950 | RFC Rotterdam | ||
| 1950–1951 | Feyenoord | ||
| 1951–1952 | PSV | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harry Topping (21 September 1913[2] – 2001) was an English football player (who played at full-back) and coach.
Playing career
[edit]Topping was born in Kearsley, Lancashire[2] and spent time with several Football League clubs, including Manchester City and Exeter City, where he made one league appearance, before a short spell at New Brighton.[2][3]
During World War II he played for Stockport County, where he partnered his namesake Henry Westby Topping in several wartime matches in 1941–42. He played for Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup campaign of 1945–46.[4]
Coaching career
[edit]As a football coach, Topping managed RFC Rotterdam[5] and two of the Netherlands' biggest clubs in the early 1950s — Feyenoord between 1950 and 1951, and PSV between 1951 and 1952.[2]
He was coach to Norwich City in their run to the 1958–59 FA Cup semi-final.[6] After leaving Norwich he coached Torquay United.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Manchester City. Doherty, Heale and Donnelly fit". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. v – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (18 January 2007). "Harry Topping". SoccerData UK. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 261. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "EURO 2008 Connections: Holland". Bristol Rovers FC. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "RFC heeft Engelse, trainer. "Het Rotterdamsch parool". Rotterdam, 22 July 1948, p. 2. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 24 October 2022, https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMSARO02:164871019:mpeg21:p00002
- ^ "Your Memories of 1958-59". Norwich City FC. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Torbay AC celebrates its 40th anniversary". Torbay Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 3 July 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- 1913 births
- People from Kearsley
- Footballers from Greater Manchester
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
- 2001 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- New Brighton A.F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. wartime guest players
- English football managers
- Feyenoord managers
- PSV Eindhoven managers
- English expatriate football managers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- 20th-century English sportsmen