Harry Topping

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Harry Topping
Personal information
Date of birth (1913-09-21)21 September 1913
Place of birth Kearsley, England
Date of death 2001 (aged 87–88)
Height 5 ft 8+12 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

full-back
) and coach.

Playing career

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

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

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

  1. ^ "Manchester City. Doherty, Heale and Donnelly fit". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. v – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 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.
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  4. ^ "EURO 2008 Connections: Holland". Bristol Rovers FC. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ "Your Memories of 1958-59". Norwich City FC. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Torbay AC celebrates its 40th anniversary". Torbay Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 3 July 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.