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]

Harry Troops
Personal information
Full name Harold Troops[1]
Date of birth (1926-02-10)10 February 1926[1]
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death 5 March 1963(1963-03-05) (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

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Troops 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

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Lincoln City

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Harold Troops". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Harry Troops". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  3. ^ Humphreys, Joe (12 August 1952). "Beware of this attack!". The Daily Mirror. p. 11.
  4. ^ "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.