| 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 ft8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 Englishfootball player (who played atfull-back) and coach.
Topping was born inKearsley,Lancashire[2] and spent time with several Football League clubs, includingManchester City andExeter City, where he made one league appearance, before a short spell atNew Brighton.[2][3]
DuringWorld War II he played forStockport County, where he partnered his namesakeHenry Westby Topping in several wartime matches in 1941–42. He played forBristol Rovers in theFA Cup campaign of1945–46.[4]
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, andPSV between 1951 and 1952.[2]
He was coach toNorwich City in their run to the1958–59 FA Cup semi-final.[6] After leaving Norwich he coachedTorquay United.[7]