Hamilton Thorp

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Hamilton Thorp
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-08-21) 21 August 1973 (age 49)
Place of birth Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1992–1993 Rochdale
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994 Darwin Cubs
1995–1997 West Adelaide 42 (11)
1997–1998 Portsmouth 9 (1)
1998–1999 Adelaide Sharks 15 (3)
1999–2000 Perth Glory 17 (0)
2000 Tanjong Pagar United FC 11 (3)
2000 Sorrento 5 (8)
2000–2001 Parramatta Power 10 (2)
2002 Manly Warringah Dolphins
2002–2003 Northern Spirit 7 (0)
2003–2004 Norrköping 13 (1)
2004 Sylvia 10 (2)
2004 Raufoss 11 (2)
2007 Manly United 28 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Hamilton Thorp (born 21 August 1973) is an Australian former professional football player.

Contents

Early life

Thorp is one of a small number of professional footballers to grow up in Darwin. [1]

Career

Club

In the early 1990s Thorp moved to England, where he spent a season with Rochdale. [1] [2]

Thorp played in the FAS Premier League as a teenager for Darwin Cubs. [1]

In 1997, Thorp signed for English Football League First Division side Portsmouth on the recommendation of then-Australia manager Terry Venables. [3] He played seven league matches and two Football League Cup games for the side, scoring one goal. [4]

He later returned to Australia, moving from Perth Glory to Parramatta Power in 2000. [5]

In 2003, Thorp played for Swedish side Norrköping, but was released after one season when the club elected not to take up a contractual option for a second year. [6] [7]

Thorp joined Norwegian club Raufoss in 2004, making 11 appearances and scoring once in the Norwegian First Division. [8]

International

Thorp represented the Australian Schoolboys in the early 1990s. [9]

Honours

Club

Perth Glory

Individual

See also

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