Laurie Topp
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lawrence Robert Topp | ||
Date of birth | 11 November 1923 | ||
Place of birth | St Pancras, London, England | ||
Date of death | 8 January 2017 (aged 93) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1944–1961 | Hendon | ||
National team | |||
1952–1956 | Great Britain | 3 | (1) |
England amateur | 32 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Lawrence Robert "Laurie" Topp (11 November 1923 – 8 January 2017) was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1956 Summer Olympics.[1][2] Topp played as an amateur for Hendon, and represented the England amateur national team. He made his debut for Hendon (then known as Golders Green) in 1944 and remained a regular in the side until his retirement at the end of the 1960-61 season. He won three Athenian league titles with the club (1953, 1956 and 1961) and scored in the final of the 1960 FA Amateur Cup when Hendon beat Kingstonian 2-1 at Wembley[3].
References
- ↑ Laurie Topp – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Laurie Topp". Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ↑ Greensnet - Official Hendon FC: News - January 2017, Sunday 08 January - Laurie Topp
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