Dennis Thorley

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Dennis Thorley
Personal information
Full name Dennis Thorley [1]
Date of birth (1956-11-07) 7 November 1956 (age 66) [1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England [1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1981 Stoke City 13 (0)
1978 → Southern California Lazers (loan) 1 (0)
1980–1981 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
Total18(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dennis Thorley (born 7 November 1956) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City. [1]

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Career

Thorley was born in Stoke-on-Trent and joined local side Stoke City in 1976. [1] He had his debut on the penultimate match day of the 1976–77 season against West Bromwich Albion with Stoke relegated on the final game to the Second Division. [1] He made just one sub appearance in 1977–78 and in 1978–79 he spent a few months playing in the United States for Southern California Lazers. [1] [2] He then spent the end of 1979–80 season on loan at Blackburn Rovers under Howard Kendall where he made four appearances. In 1980–81 he played in 13 matches under Alan Durban but was forced to retire in 1982 with a serious knee injury aged 26. [1]

Career statistics

Source: [3]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1976–77 First Division 10000010
1977–78 Second Division 10000010
1978–79 Second Division00000000
1979–80 First Division00000000
1980–81 First Division1100020130
Total1300020150
Southern California Lazers (loan) 1978 ASL 10——10
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 1979–80 Third Division 40000040
Career Total1800200200

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ "1978 Southern California Lazers Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Dennis Thorley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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