Name: Harold Troops
Seasons Played: 1949/50-1957/58
Position: Outside-right/left-back
Date of Birth: 10.02.1926
Died: 05.03.1963
Birthplace: Sheffield
League Debut: 29.08.1949, York City (a), Div 3N
League Games: 295
League Goals: 32
Career: Hadfield Sports (Sheffield), Barnsley, LCFC, Carlisle United.

Harry Troops began his career as a centre-forward with Barnsley, whilst he appeared in his early days at Sincil Bank as a goalscoring winger before switching to full-back early in 1954.

Troops, an ever-present in both the 1950/51 and 1951/52 seasons, the latter seeing City clinch the Third Division North championship, went on to make 310 appearances in League and cup competitions, scoring 35 goals including one in the record 11-1 victory over Crewe Alexandra.

After leaving Sincil Bank, Troops had a couple of seasons with Carlisle United and on retiring from football, he was employed in a Sheffield steelworks before his tragic death in a road accident at the age of 37.

Profile adapted from "Who's Who of Lincoln City 1892-1994" by Donald & Ian Nannestad. Published by Yore Publications, ISBN 1 874427 90 9.