Harry Springthorpe
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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]
| 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 (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 | |||
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]
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