Harry Topping (21 September 1913 – 2001) was an English football player (who played at full-back) and coach.

Playing career

Topping was born in Kearsley, Lancashire 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.

Harry Topping

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.

Harry Topping

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.

Harry Topping

He was coach to Norwich City in their run to the 1958–59 FA Cup semi-final. After leaving Norwich he coached Torquay United.

References

1913 births

People from Kearsley

Footballers from Greater Manchester

Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton

2001 deaths

English men's footballers

Manchester City F.C. players

Exeter City F.C. players

New Brighton A.F.C. players

Bristol Rovers F.C. players

Stockport County F.C. wartime guest players

English football managers

Feyenoord managers

PSV Eindhoven managers

English expatriate football managers

Men's association football fullbacks