Harry Thorpe (1880–16 September 1908[2] ) was a footballer who played as a defender in the Football League and Southern Football League in the 1900s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Cheetham Thorpe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrow Hill | ||
| Date of death | 16 September 1908 | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1900?–1903 | Chesterfield Town | 64 | (0) |
| 1903–1904 | Woolwich Arsenal | 10 | (0) |
| 1904–1907 | Fulham | 70 | (?) |
| 1907–1908 | Leicester Fosse | 26 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He made his Football League debut in the 1900–01 season with Chesterfield F.C., making 64 league appearances for them over the next few seasons,[1] before moving to Woolwich Arsenal. He made 10 appearances in total for Arsenal between 1903 and 1904.[3] In 1904 he joined Fulham of the Southern League, and played 70 league games for them, putting him in the top 10 of all-time Fulham appearances in that league.[4]
Thorpe returned to the Football League in 1907 with Leicester Fosse, and he played for them in their giant-killing FA Cup victory over Blackburn Rovers on 11 January 1908.[5]
He died in 1908 of influenza.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Basson, Stuart (15 May 2009). ""Chesterfield Town FC: Football League players, 1899 to 1909". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ Arsenal player database
- ^ "Pre-League (Champions ... And The Football League)". Club History. fulhamfc.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ Steve Porter (2008). "Giant Killers: 1908". Every F A cup giant killing since 1888. freewebs.com/captainbeecher. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ Smith, Dave (2001). Of Foxes and Fossils. Polar Publishing. p. 461. ISBN 1-899538-21-6.
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