| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terry Springthorpe | ||
| Date of birth | December 4, 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Draycott, England | ||
| Date of death | July 25, 2006 (aged 82) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1947–1950 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | (0) |
| 1950–1951 | Coventry City | 12 | (0) |
| – | New York Americans | ||
| – | → New York Hakoah-Americans | ||
| National team | |||
| 1953–1957 | United States | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Terry Springthorpe (December 4, 1923 in Draycott, England – July 25, 2006) was an English-American football (soccer) defender. He began his career in England before moving to the American Soccer League in 1950. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team.
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Springthorpe signed with Wolverhampton Wanderers on August 1, 1947 and played with the team until he transferred to Coventry City on December 1, 1950. During his three years with the Wolves, he saw time in thirty-five league games and one FA Cup game. However, that one cup game was significant as Wolves defeated Leicester City 3-1 in the 1949 Cup final.[1]
In December 1950, he moved to Coventry City for £10,000. He then played twelve league games with Coventry before leaving the team on May 31, 1951 to move to the United States.[2]
In 1953, Springthorpe was with the New York Americans of the American Soccer League (ASL).[3] In 1957, Americans merged with Brooklyn Hakoah to form the New York Hakoah-Americans. Springthorpe remained with the renamed team through at least 1958.[4]
Springthorpe earned two caps with the U.S. national team. The first was a 6-3 loss to England on June 8, 1953. This game was notable as the first soccer game played under lights in the United States. His second national team game did not come until April 28, 1957. In that game, the U.S. fell to Mexico in a World Cup qualifier.[5]