Harry Springthorpe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Thomas Springthorpe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Tinwell, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 November 1915 (aged 29)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Gallipoli, Turkey[2] | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Stamford Town | |||
| Wolverton | |||
| Northampton Town | |||
| 1908–1909 | Grimsby Town | 22 | (6) |
| Grimsby Rangers | |||
| 1911–1912 | Grimsby Town | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1910 | England Amateurs | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Harold Thomas "Harry" Springthorpe (28 April 1886 – 3 November 1915) was an English amateur football inside forward who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town.[1] He represented the England amateur national team.[3]
Personal life
Springthorpe served as a lance corporal in the Lincolnshire Yeomanry during the First World War and was killed at Gallipoli on 3 November 1915.[2] He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.[2]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 274. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 4 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "England Matches - The Amateurs 1906-1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
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