Lee Thorpe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Anthony Thorpe | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | A.F.C. Fylde | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1994 | Blackpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1997 | Blackpool | 12 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Bangor (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 1997–2002 | Lincoln City | 192 | (57) |
| 2002–2004 | Leyton Orient | 55 | (12) |
| 2004 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Swansea City | 18 | (3) |
| 2005 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Torquay United (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Torquay United | 41 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | Brentford | 19 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Rochdale | 32 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | Darlington | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Fleetwood Town | 28 | (3) |
| 2011– | A.F.C. Fylde | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, 24 May 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Lee Anthony Thorpe (born 14 December 1975) is an English professional footballer who played more than 400 games in the Football League and currently plays for A.F.C. Fylde
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[edit] Career
Thorpe was born in Wolverhampton and began his career as a trainee with Blackpool, turning professional in July 1994. He joined Bangor on loan in September 1995, scoring once in three games during his loan spell.
After failing to establish himself at Blackpool, he was allowed to leave, joining Lincoln City on a free transfer in August 1997. He had a successful time at Sincil Bank, scoring 57 times in 192 league games, before moving to Leyton Orient on a free transfer in May 2002. He joined Grimsby Town on loan in February 2004,[1] having been placed on the transfer list and told his contract would not be renewed in the summer.[2] He moved to Bristol Rovers on a free transfer the following month.
In February 2005 he joined Swansea City, initially on loan, but signing on a free transfer a week later. He played a role in their promotion to Football League One.[3] The next season he was loaned out to Peterborough United in October 2005 and Torquay United on loan in February 2006.[4] He remained at Torquay on loan for the remainder of the season, playing first under John Cornforth and then under Ian Atkins as Torquay successfully fought off relegation to the Conference.
He signed for Torquay United on a free transfer in May 2006, one of Ian Atkins' first signings after confirming himself as manager for the following season. Although he has played most of his career as a centre-forward, Thorpe also played as a central defender when required at Torquay. He was still under contract when Torquay were relegated to the Conference National, but left 'by mutual consent' on 27 June 2007. He signed a two-year contract with Brentford on 3 July 2007. He was sent off on his debut for Brentford after 45 minutes for a serious foul.
After losing his place in the Brentford first eleven under new manager Andy Scott, Thorpe joined Rochdale on a free transfer on 31 January 2008. He scored his first goal for his new club against his former club in a 2–0 win at Griffin Park.
He joined Darlington in 2009, and was released in March 2010,[5] joining Fleetwood Town completing a move back to the Fylde coast where he began his career at Blackpool.[6] During his period at Fleetwood, he scored the winning goal in Town's 2-1 win over Alfreton Town in Conference North Play-Off Final 2010.
He was not offered a new contract at the end of the 2010/11 season and was released, along with a number of other players.[7] In July 2011 he agreed to join A.F.C. Fylde, signing a one-year contract with the club.[8]
[edit] Honours
[edit] As a player
- Blackpool
- Lancashire Senior Cup winner: 1995, 1996
- Bangor
- Steel & Sons Cup winner: 1994–95
- Grimsby Town
- Lincolnshire Senior Cup runner-up: 2003–04
- Swansea City
- FAW Premier Cup winner: 2005, 2006
- Football League Trophy winner: 2005–06
- Fleetwood Town
- Conference North play-off winner: 2009–10
[edit] External links
- Lee Thorpe career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database
- Unofficial Lee Thorpe Profile at The Forgotten Imp
- Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive Profile
[edit] References
- ^ Grimsby seal Thorpe deal
- ^ Thorpe heads for Orient exit
- ^ Thorpe accepts Swansea contract
- ^ Torquay sign Swans striker Thorpe
- ^ "Darlington release Steve Foster and Lee Thorpe". BBC Sport. 1 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/8543507.stm. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "Fleetwood sign Thorpe". NonLeagueDaily.com. 3 March 2010. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=65098. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "Town players not offered new contracts". Fleetwood Town FC. 13 May 2011. http://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/News/latestnews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1305294386&archive&start_from&ucat=3&. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Thorpe coup for A.F.C. Fylde". NonLeague.pitchero.com. 2 July 2011. http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/thorpe-coup-for-afc-fylde-4590/. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Wolverhampton
- English footballers
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Fleetwood Town F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Players in the Welsh Premier League
- Conference National players
