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.

Harry Thorpe
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

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Arsenal player database
  4. ^ "Pre-League (Champions ... And The Football League)". Club History. fulhamfc.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  5. ^ Steve Porter (2008). "Giant Killers: 1908". Every F A cup giant killing since 1888. freewebs.com/captainbeecher. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  6. ^ Smith, Dave (2001). Of Foxes and Fossils. Polar Publishing. p. 461. ISBN 1-899538-21-6.