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Tony Thorpe (footballer)
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| Tony Thorpe | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Thorpe | |
| Date of birth | 10 April 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Barton Rovers | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1990–1992 | Leicester City | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992–1998 1998 1998–2002 1998 1998 1999 2002–2003 2003–2005 2005 2005–2006 2006 2006–2007 2006 2007 2007 2007– |
Luton Town Fulham Bristol City → Reading (loan) → Luton Town (loan) → Luton Town (loan) Luton Town Queens Park Rangers → Rotherham United (loan) Swindon Town Colchester United Stevenage Borough → Grimsby Town (loan) Grimsby Town Tamworth Barton Rovers |
120 (50) 13 (3) 128 (51) 6 (1) 8 (4) 4 (1) 32 (15) 41 (10) 5 (1) 7 (1) 14 (0) 3 (0) 5 (0) 1 (0) 7 (1) ? (?) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Anthony Thorpe (born 10 April 1974 in Leicester) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Barton Rovers.
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Thorpe began his career at Leicester City, but he was transferred to Luton Town in August 1992.
During his time at Luton he switched from attacking-midfielder to striker, with outstanding success. He scored 28 league goals in the 1996-97 season, and soon a move to Fulham was completed. His time at Craven Cottage was short and he joined Bristol City in the summer of 1998. He took time to adapt as Ashton Gate, and he was then sent out on loan to Reading and back to Luton twice. He eventually found form at Bristol, before he re-joined Luton on a Bosman free transfer in 2002.
After 13 goals in his first season back, Thorpe left the financially crippled club for Queens Park Rangers for a cut-price £50,000 fee, after Thorpe threatened to invoke a rule where he could move to QPR for free. Many Luton fans were outraged at Thorpe and have never forgiven the talented forward.[citation needed] He scored 10 goals in his first season at QPR, but the next season was loaned to relegation strugglers Rotherham United. He was then released by QPR, and joined Swindon Town, along with another ex-QPR striker, Jamie Cureton.
His time at Swindon was unsuccessful, and he was allowed to join fellow League One side Colchester United. After their promotion to the Championship, Thorpe was released and he move to Stevenage Borough in July 2006. However, he struggled to settle there, and he was sent to Grimsby Town on loan in September 2006, and he signed for the Mariners in January 2007.
Thorpe was released from Grimsby Town at the end of the 2006-07 season and went on to join Conference North side Tamworth, while signing on for Sunday league side Hockley Rangers in Leicester's Alliance League.[1].
On 1 November 2007 Thorpe left Tamworth by mutual consent. An eye condition had prevented him from playing. The eye was injured when he scratched the eye on a tile while working, and his vision deterioted with little sign of improvement.[2] However, he went on to sign for Barton Rovers later in the month.[3]
Runner-Up
- ^ Thorpe & Heggs in
- ^ Clayton, Dave. "Permant and temporary departures", TheLambs.co.uk, 2007-11-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ Former Hatters' teammates reunite at Barton
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thorpe, Tony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thorpe, Anthony |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10 April 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leicester, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
Categories: All articles with unsourced statements | Articles with unsourced statements since September 2007 | Living people | 1974 births | People from Leicester | English footballers | Luton Town F.C. players | Fulham F.C. players | Bristol City F.C. players | Reading F.C. players | Queens Park Rangers F.C. players | Rotherham United F.C. players | Swindon Town F.C. players | Colchester United F.C. players | Stevenage Borough F.C. players | Grimsby Town F.C. players | Tamworth F.C. players