Laurie Topp

Laurie Topp
Personal information
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].

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