Adrian Thorpe (born 25 November 1963), also known as Aidey Thorpe, is an English former footballer who made more than 150 Football League appearances playing as a winger or a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Thorpe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1963[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Chesterfield,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Mansfield Town | 2 | (1) |
| 1983–1985 | Heanor Town | ||
| 1985–1987 | Bradford City | 17 | (1) |
| 1986–1987 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 1987–1989 | Notts County | 59 | (9) |
| 1989–1990 | Walsall | 27 | (1) |
| 1990–1992 | Northampton Town | 52 | (6) |
| 1992–1993 | Instant-Dict | ||
| 1993–???? | Arnold Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Chesterfield in 1963,[3][4] Thorpe started his career with Mansfield Town. He moved to non-league Heanor Town, before he returned to the Football League in July 1985 with Bradford City following their promotion to Division Two.[3] He played 17 league games, scoring just once,[5] and also had a loan spell with Tranmere Rovers, before he moved to Notts County in November 1987 for £50,000.[3][6] He went on to play with Walsall and Northampton Town before he moved to Hong Kong with Instant-Dict.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Adrian Thorpe". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ a b c Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 409. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
- ^ "Adrian Thorpe". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ Frost. Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. p. 389.
- ^ McVay, Dave (4 January 1988). "Fitness is Thorpe's priority". Nottingham Evening Post.
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