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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]] and English Wanderers.<ref>{{Cite web|title = England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939|url = http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslAm.html|website = www.englandfootballonline.com|accessdate = |
'''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]] and English Wanderers.<ref>{{Cite web|title = England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939|url = http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslAm.html|website = www.englandfootballonline.com|accessdate = 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> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Springthorpe attended [[Stamford School]] and later trained as a [[bank clerk]] before working for [[Barclays]].<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> He later transferred to the [[Grimsby]] branch.<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> Two months 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 was killed during the hour-long bombardment and was [[Burial at sea|buried at sea]].<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> He is commemorated on the [[Helles Memorial]].<ref name="CWGC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/683296/SPRINGTHORPE,%20HAROLD%20THOMAS|title=CWGC – Casualty Details|website=www.cwgc.org|accessdate= |
Springthorpe attended [[Stamford School]] and later trained as a [[bank clerk]] before working for [[Barclays]].<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> He later transferred to the [[Grimsby]] branch.<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> Two months 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 was killed during the hour-long bombardment and was [[Burial at sea|buried at sea]].<ref name="shonamcisaac" /> He is commemorated on the [[Helles Memorial]].<ref name="CWGC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/683296/SPRINGTHORPE,%20HAROLD%20THOMAS|title=CWGC – Casualty Details|website=www.cwgc.org|accessdate=31 December 2015}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 23:56, 24 September 2017
| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | 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 "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 and English Wanderers.[4][3]
Personal life
Springthorpe attended Stamford School and later trained as a bank clerk before working for Barclays.[3] He later transferred to the Grimsby branch.[3] Two months 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 was killed during the hour-long bombardment and was buried at sea.[3] He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.[2]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 274. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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- 1886 births
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- English footballers
- English Football League players
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- British Army personnel of World War I
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- British military personnel killed in World War I
- England amateur international footballers
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- Burials at sea