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'''Harold Thomas "Harry" Springthorpe''' (28 April 1886 – 3 November 1915) was an English amateur [[Association football|football]] [[inside forward]] who played in the [[The Football League|Football League]] for [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]].<ref name="Joyce">{{Cite book|title = Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939|last = Joyce|first = Michael|publisher = Tony Brown|year = 2012|isbn = 190589161X|location = Nottingham|page = 274}}</ref> He represented the [[England national amateur football team|England amateur national team]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939|url = http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslAm.html|website = www.englandfootballonline.com|accessdate = 2015-12-31}}</ref>
'''Harold Thomas Springthorpe''' (28 April 1886 – 3 November 1915) was an English amateur [[Association football|football]] [[inside forward]] who played in the [[The Football League|Football League]] for [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]].<ref name="Joyce">{{Cite book |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |last=Joyce |first=Michael |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=274}}</ref> He represented the [[England national amateur football team|England amateur national team]] and English Wanderers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslAm.html |title=England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939 |website=www.englandfootballonline.com |access-date=31 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="shonamcisaac">{{Cite web |url=http://www.shonamcisaac.com/a53f092c-e248-eb94-a50d-23df9b0a06e7 |title=Grimsby Town Football Club |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315235248/http://www.shonamcisaac.com/a53f092c-e248-eb94-a50d-23df9b0a06e7 |archive-date=15 March 2011 |access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Springthorpe attended [[Stamford School]] and trained as a [[bank clerk]] before working for [[Barclays]].<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> He transferred to the [[Grimsby]] branch.<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> After the outbreak of the [[First World War]], Springthorpe enlisted as a [[lance corporal]] in the [[Lincolnshire Yeomanry]] in October 1914.<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> The unit was being transported to [[Salonika Campaign|Salonika]] aboard the SS ''Mercian'' on 3 November 1915 when the ship was attacked in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] by [[SM U-38]].<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> Springthorpe [[died of wounds]] caused by a [[Shell (projectile)|shell]] blast during the hour-long bombardment and was [[Burial at sea|buried at sea]].<ref name="shonamcisaac" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lincstothepast.com/PersonDetails.aspx?objectid=1565220 |title=Lincs to the Past |access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref> He is commemorated on the [[Helles Memorial]].<ref name="CWGC">{{CWGC|id=683296|accessdate=31 December 2015}}</ref>
Springthorpe served as a [[lance corporal]] in the [[Lincolnshire Yeomanry]] during the [[First World War]] and was killed at [[Gallipoli Campaign|Gallipoli]] on 3 November 1915.<ref name="CWGC">{{Cite web|title = CWGC – Casualty Details|url = http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/683296/SPRINGTHORPE,%20HAROLD%20THOMAS|website = www.cwgc.org|accessdate = 2015-12-31}}</ref> He is commemorated on the [[Helles Memorial]].<ref name="CWGC" />


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Latest revision as of 21:37, 23 January 2024

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(1915-11-03) (aged 29)[2]
Place of death Mediterranean Sea[3]
Position(s) 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)
International career
1910 England Amateurs 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold Thomas 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 and English Wanderers.[4][3]

Personal life

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Springthorpe attended Stamford School and trained as a bank clerk before working for Barclays.[3] He transferred to the Grimsby branch.[3] After the outbreak of the First World War, Springthorpe enlisted as a lance corporal in the Lincolnshire Yeomanry in October 1914.[3] The unit was being transported to Salonika aboard the SS Mercian on 3 November 1915 when the ship was attacked in the Mediterranean by SM U-38.[3] Springthorpe died of wounds caused by a shell blast during the hour-long bombardment and was buried at sea.[3][5] He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 274. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Lincs to the Past". Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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