Harry Topping
Personal information | |||
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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 1913full-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
- ^ "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.
- 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.