Levy Thorpe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Levy Thorpe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Seaham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1935 (aged 45–46)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1907–1908 | Seaham Albion | ||
| 1908–1909 | Seaham White Star | ||
| 1909–1911 | Seaham Harbour | ||
| 1911–1913 | Blackpool | 92 | (1) |
| 1913–1920 | Burnley | 72 | (3) |
| 1920–1922 | Blackburn Rovers | 85 | (1) |
| 1922–1924 | Lincoln City | 69 | (9) |
| 1924–1925 | Rochdale | 31 | (0) |
| 1926 | Farnworth Town | ||
| Total | 349 | (14) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Levy Thorpe (18 November 1889 – 1935) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.[3] He made 98 appearances for Blackpool, all of which were in consecutive games. 92 of these were in the Football League; the other six were in the FA Cup.
Career
[edit]Thorpe made his debut for Blackpool late in the 1910–11 campaign, in a 2–0 victory against Leicester Fosse at Bloomfield Road on 29 March 1911. He went on to appear in their six remaining League games, beginning a long run of consecutive appearances for the club.[4]
The following season, 1911–12, he was an ever-present, appearing in the number-4 jersey in all of Blackpool's 42 League and FA Cup games. He also scored his first and only goal for the club. It came in a 2–0 victory over Nottingham Forest at Bloomfield Road on 23 March 1912.[4]
The ever-present record was preserved the following 1912–13 season, at the end of which he had made 89 consecutive appearances for the Tangerines.[4]
In 1913–14, Thorpe appeared in the first 9 League games, continuing his appearance streak to 98 games, before being sold to Lancashire rivals Burnley.[4] However, during World War I, he returned to Blackpool as a guest player.
Personal life
[edit]Thorpe served as a private in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment during the First World War.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 288. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Quiz (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Blackburn Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ "Thorpe Levy Image 3 Rochdale 1924 – Vintage Footballers". vintagefootballers.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d Calley, Roy (20 October 1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record, 1887–1992 (First ed.). Derby: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. pp. 196–203. ISBN 9781873626078.
- ^ "Levi Thorpe | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- 1889 births
- 1935 deaths
- Footballers from Seaham
- English men's footballers
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. wartime guest players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Loyal Regiment soldiers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Military personnel from County Durham