Harold "Harry" Troops (10 February 1926 – 5 March 1963) was an English professional footballer who scored 34 goals from 358 appearances in the Football League playing for Barnsley, Lincoln City and Carlisle United.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Troops[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1926[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 March 1963 (aged 37)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Sheffield, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward / Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Hadfield Works | ||
| 1948–1949 | Barnsley | 3 | (1) |
| 1949–1958 | Lincoln City | 295 | (32) |
| 1958–1960 | Carlisle United | 60 | (1) |
| Total | 358 | (34) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
editTroops was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire,[1] and began his football career with Barnsley. He played three games in the Second Division for Barnsley, scoring once, before joining Lincoln City in 1949.[1] He played at outside right for his first few seasons with Lincoln, and was ever-present in both 1950–51 and 1951–52, when he contributed to the club's Third Division North title.[1] The 1951–52 forward line – Troops, Johnny Garvie, Andy Graver, Ernie Whittle and Roy Finch – scored more goals than any other league club's forwards that season.[3] In the later part of his career, he played at full back. He left the club in 1958, having scored 35 goals from 310 games in all senior competitions,[1] a total which at the time placed him sixth in Lincoln's all-time appearances list.[4] Troops finished his career with two seasons at Carlisle United, whom he joined for a £2,000 fee.[1]
After his retirement from football, Troops worked in a steelworks. He died in a road accident in Sheffield in 1963 at the age of 37.[1]
Honours
editLincoln City
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Harold Troops". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Harry Troops". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Humphreys, Joe (12 August 1952). "Beware of this attack!". The Daily Mirror. p. 11.
- ^ "Most appearances in all competitions for LCFC". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013. Note that the source includes appearances in wartime football.