Harry Topping

Not to be confused with Henry Topping (footballer born 1908).

Harry Topping

Personal information
Full name	Harry Topping
Date of birth	(1913-09-21)21 September 1913
Place of birth	Kearsley, England
Date of death	2001 (aged 87–88)
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
1950–1951	Feyenoord
1951–1952	PSV
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

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.

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 two of the Netherlands' biggest clubs in the early 1950s — Feyenoord between 1950 and 1951, and PSV between 1951 and 1952.

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