Lee Thorpe

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Lee Thorpe
Personal information
Full name Lee Anthony Thorpe
Date of birth (1975-12-14) 14 December 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Blackpool
(Youth Development Phase Lead Coach)
Youth career
0000–1994 Blackpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 AFC Fylde
Total478(105)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee Anthony Thorpe (born 14 December 1975) is an English former professional footballer and youth development coach for Blackpool.

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As a player he was a forward from 1994 to 2011. He made over 400 appearances, in a career spanning 18 years, in the Football League with Blackpool, Lincoln City, Leyton Orient, Grimsby Town, Bristol Rovers, Swansea City, Peterborough United, Torquay United, Rochdale and Darlington. Whilst with Blackpool, he also had a loan spell with Northern Irish top-flight club Bangor, and finished his career in non-league football with Fleetwood Town and AFC Fylde.

Playing 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 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. [1] He joined Grimsby Town on loan in February 2004, [2] having been placed on the transfer list and told his contract would not be renewed in the summer. [3] He moved to Bristol Rovers on a free transfer the following month. [4]

In February 2005 he joined Swansea City, initially on loan, [5] but signing on a free transfer a week later. [6] He played a role in their promotion to Football League One. [7] The next season, he was loaned out to Peterborough United in October 2005 and Torquay United in February 2006. [8] 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. On 25 April 2006, Thorpe scored a fantastic overhead kick in a 4–0 win over Stockport County; in November 2012 it was named as Torquay's best goal of all time by FourFourTwo readers. [9]

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 28 June 2007. [10] He signed a two-year contract with Brentford on 3 July. [11] He was sent off after 45 minutes of his debut for Brentford for a serious foul. [12]

After losing his place in the Brentford first XI 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, [13] [14] joining Fleetwood Town completing a move back to the Fylde coast where he began his career at Blackpool. [15] He scored the winning goal in Town's 2–1 win over Alfreton Town in the 2010 Conference North play-off final. [16]

Thorpe was one of a number of out-of-contract players released at the end of the 2010–11 season. [17] In July 2011 he agreed to join Northern Premier League First Division North club AFC Fylde, signing a one-year contract. [18] He was released by Fylde in December 2011, having been left out of more recent matchday squads due to budget issues as he was "one of the bigger earners" at the club. [19] In total, Thorpe had made 13 appearances for the club, scoring 7 goals.

Coaching career

After his release by Fylde, Thorpe stated that he was planning to retire from playing football to focus on coaching. [20] He later became a personal trainer and joined Tranmere Rovers as a scout. [21]

He is currently the Lead Youth Development Phase Coach at former club, Blackpool. [22]

Honours

As a player

Blackpool

Bangor

Lincoln City

Grimsby Town

Swansea City

Fleetwood Town

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References

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  2. ↑ "Grimsby seal Thorpe deal". BBC Sport. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Thorpe heads for Orient exit". BBC Sport. 13 January 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rovers get a Thorpe in their side". Bristol Rovers F.C. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Transfer news". Swansea City A.F.C. 8 February 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "New signings set to make their Vetch Field debut". Swansea City A.F.C. 17 February 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Thorpe accepts Swansea contract". BBC Sport. 10 February 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Torquay sign Swans striker Thorpe". BBC Sport. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Our Best Goal part 5: Southend to York". FourFourTwo. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Lee Thorpe leaves United". Torquay United. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Thorpe swaps Gulls for Brentford". BBC Sport. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Brentford 2–1 Barnet". BBC Sport. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Meet the players". Darlington F.C. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Darlington release Steve Foster and Lee Thorpe". BBC Sport. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  15. ↑ "Fleetwood sign Thorpe". NonLeagueDaily.com. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ↑ "Fleetwood Town 2–1 Alfreton". BBC Sport. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Town players not offered new contracts". Fleetwood Town F.C. 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  18. ↑ Whitney, Steve (2 July 2011). "Thorpe coup for A.F.C. Fylde". Pitchero Non-League. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  19. ↑ "Veteran striker Thorpe leaves club". AFC Fylde. December 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  20. ↑ Whitney, Steve (16 December 2011). "Thorpe plans to retire". Pitchero Non-League. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  21. ↑ "Where are they now? Lee Thorpe | Swansea".
  22. ↑ "Staff Directory". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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