About Harry Topping
Lived 1913 – 2001 (aged 87). Harry Topping was a British association football player and association football coach.
Harry Topping (21 September 1913 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.
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.
Coaching career As a football coach, Topping managed RFC Rotterdam and two of the Netherlands' biggest clubs in the early 1950s — Feyenoord between 1950 and 1951, and PSV between 1951 and 1952. After leaving Norwich he coached Torquay United.
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Who was Harry Topping?
English footballer (1913–2001)
When was Harry Topping born?
Harry Topping was born on 21 September 1913 in Kearsley.
When did Harry Topping die?
Harry Topping died on 21 March 2001 in Torbay.
What was Harry Topping's occupation?
Harry Topping was an association football player and association football coach.
What nationality was Harry Topping?
Harry Topping was British.
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