- Lee Thorpe
Infobox Football biography
playername = Lee Thorpe
fullname = Lee Anthony Thorpe
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|12|14
cityofbirth =Wolverhampton
countryofbirth =England
height = height|ft=6|in=0
weight =
nickname =
currentclub = Rochdale
clubnumber = 19
position = Forward
youthyears = -1994
youthclubs = Blackpool
years = 1994-1997
1995
1997-2002
2002-2004
2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2005
2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-
clubs = Blackpool
→ Bangor City (loan)
Lincoln City
Leyton Orient
→ Grimsby Town (loan)
Bristol Rovers
Swansea City
→ Peterborough United (loan)
→ Torquay United (loan)
Torquay United
Brentford
Rochdale
caps(goals) = 012 0(0)
003 0(1)
192 (57)
055 (12)
006 0(0)
035 0(4)
018 0(3)
006 0(0)
010 0(3)
041 0(8)
019 0(4)
007 0(1)
pcupdate = 4 April 2008Lee Anthony Thorpe (born
December 14 ,1975 ) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for League Two side Rochdale.Thorpe was born in
Wolverhampton and began his career as a trainee with Blackpool, turning professional in July 1994. He joined Bangor City on loan in September 1995, scoring once in three games during his loan 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. He joined Grimsby Town on loan in February 2004, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/grimsby_town/3445811.stm Grimsby seal Thorpe deal] ] having been placed on the transfer list and told his contract would not be renewed in the summer. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/3392577.stm Thorpe heads for Orient exit] ] He moved to Bristol Rovers on a free transfer the following month.
In February 2005 he joined Swansea City, initially on loan, but signing on a free transfer a week later. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/4246555.stm Thorpe accepts Swansea contract] ] He failed to establish himself at Swansea, joining Peterborough United on loan in October 2005 and Torquay United on loan in February 2006. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/torquay_united/4709674.stm Torquay sign Swans striker Thorpe] ] He remained at Torquay on loan for the remainder of the season, playing first under
John Cornforth and then underIan Atkins as Torquay successfully fought off relegation to the Conference.He signed for Torquay 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 June 27, 2007. He signed a two-year contract with Brentford onJuly 3 2007 . He was sent off on his debut for Brentford after 45 minutes for a serious foul.After losing his place in the Brentford first eleven under new manager Andy Scott, Thorpe joined Rochdale on a free transfer on 31st January 2008. He scored his first goal for his new club against his former club in a 2-0 win at Griffin Park.
External links
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* [http://www.uptheposh.com/people/323/ Profile] at [http://www.uptheposh.com/ UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database]References
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