Christopher Topping (born 6 March 1951) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Career

Born in

Bubwith Bubwith is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated about north-east of Selby, and south-east of York. It is situated on the east bank of the River Derwent, west of which is the Selby Distr ...

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, Topping became

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

's first ever apprentice professional in 1967. He made his league debut for York in a home game against Newport County on 28 December 1968, aged 17 years old. He signed fully professional terms with York in March 1969 and quickly established himself in the senior side.

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1951 births Living people Footballers from the East Riding of Yorkshire English footballers Men's association football defenders York City F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players People from Bubwith {{England-footy-defender-1950s-stub