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]

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

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.