Steve Torpey (footballer, born 1981)

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Steve Torpey
Personal information
Full name Stephen Robert Torpey [1]
Date of birth (1981-09-16) 16 September 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Kirkby, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1995–2001 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2002 Port Vale 1 (0)
2001 → Scarborough (loan) 0 (0)
2002–2004 Prescot Cables
2004–2005 Altrincham
2005 Prescot Cables
2005 Atherton Laburnum Rovers
2005–2006 FC United of Manchester 29 (13)
2006–2008 Halifax Town
2008 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 13 (7)
2008–2009 Stalybridge Celtic 40 (11)
2009 AFC Telford United
2009–2010 Fleetwood Town
2010–2011 FC United of Manchester 18 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Robert Torpey (born 16 September 1981) is an English football coach and former player who now the Academy director at Premier League club Brentford.

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A forward, he played one game in the English Football League for Port Vale in 2001. Also, he played in the Conference National for Halifax Town between 2006 and 2008. He also played once for Scarborough. Also, he turned out for lower non-League sides Prescot Cables, Altrincham, Atherton Laburnum Rovers, FC United of Manchester, Stalybridge Celtic, AFC Telford United, and Fleetwood Town. He then went into coaching with Liverpool, Manchester City and Brentford.

Playing career

A versatile forward, Torpey started as a Liverpool trainee, spending six years there and representing England at schoolboy level before moving to Second Division Port Vale in 2001. He made his debut for the "Valiants" on 1 September 2001, replacing George O'Callaghan 57 minutes into a 2–0 defeat to Reading at Vale Park. In October, he was loaned out to Conference National side Scarborough. He played in one Football League Trophy game before returning to Burslem.

He moved to Prescot Cables of the North West Counties League in 2002, helping the club to win two promotions in as many years, leaving them in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. On 2 October 2004, he joined Altrincham in the Conference North but had his time at Moss Lane disrupted by a hamstring injury and a bout of pleurisy. [3] He moved back to Prescot in February 2005. In March 2005 he signed dual forms enabling him also to play for Atherton Laburnum Rovers. [4] At the end of 2004–05, Cables lost out to Workington at the play-off semi-final stage.

In 2005, he joined the newly formed FC United of Manchester, a club formed by fans in protest to the Glazer ownership of Manchester United. He scored the club's first-ever goal in a friendly match against Flixton in August 2005. After a successful first season, in which the club won promotion out of North West Counties League Division Two, he moved into the Conference in August 2006 with Halifax Town. [5] He played 27 games for Halifax throughout the 2006–07 campaign, scoring seven goals. He played 24 games in 2007–08, scoring two goals, before he left the Shay in February 2008 after being told he was not going to be given a new contract. He joined Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic on loan, [6] and joined the club permanently in the summer. He scored 20 goals in 62 games for the club in all competitions, including an appearance in the 2008 play-off final defeat to Barrow. [7] At the end of the 2008–09 season, Torpey signed for Conference North rivals Telford United. After just months at Telford, they agreed to sell him to Fleetwood Town [8] Fleetwood were promoted at the end of 2009–10, after beating Alfreton Town in the play-offs.

In summer 2010, he played for F.C. United of Manchester, now in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, again in pre-season friendlies but was not named in the 21 player squad for the 2010–11 season by the club, [9] as he was still considering offers from various clubs in higher leagues. It was announced on 28 August that he had re-signed for the club. [10] He left the club in October 2011 after repeated injury problems, having had his registration released by manager Karl Marginson. [11]

Coaching career

Torpey worked as a coach with Liverpool's youth teams, working with a range of age groups over six years, finishing with the role of Head of Foundation phase and U11 lead coach. He took up a similar position at Manchester City in 2014 (Foundation Phase Co-Ordinator / U11 Lead Coach). Since then, Torpey has progressed through the academy system at City, becoming Head of Coaching u9-u12 before taking on the role of Head of Coaching u15-u23 in August 2020, overseeing the club's first Premier League 2, u18 Premier League North, U18 Premier League National play-off and FA Youth Cup wins in his first season. [12] [13] He joined Brentford as Academy director in January 2024. [14]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 2001–02 [15] Second Division 10000010
F.C. United of Manchester 2005–06 [16] North West Counties Division Two291300343217
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2007–08 [7] Conference North 1370030167
Stalybridge Celtic 2008–09 [7] Conference North401121414613
Total531821716220
F.C. United of Manchester 2010–11 [16] Northern Premier League Premier Division80000080
2011–12 [16] Northern Premier League Premier Division1031011124
Total1831011204

Honours

Prescot Cables

F.C. United of Manchester

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  2. ↑ "FootballSquads – Port Vale – 2001/02". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Altrincham FC". altrinchamfc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Torpey in dual move". NonLeagueDaily. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  5. ↑ "Halifax swoop for striker Torpey". BBC Sport. 4 August 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  6. ↑ "Defensive duo signed by Shaymen". BBC Sport. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 "Stalybridge Celtic – Official Site – Player Profile Steve Torpey". stalybridgeceltic.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Telford's Torpey off to Fleetwood". BBC Sport. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "Squad for the forthcoming season". FC United of Manchester. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "Torpey re-signs as Reds go top". FC United of Manchester. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
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  13. ↑ Flick, Football (19 December 2018). "Football Flick fits the bill for Man City's academy programme". Medium. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "Stephen Torpey appointed Brentford's academy director". www.brentfordfc.com. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  15. ↑ Steve Torpey at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  16. 1 2 3 "FC United of Manchester – Profile – Steve Torpey". fcunited.ru. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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