Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 August 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1993 | Rochdale | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994 | Darwin Cubs | ||
1995–1997 | West Adelaide | 42 | (11) |
1997–1998 | Portsmouth | 7 | (0) |
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 | (1) |
2004 | Raufoss | 11 | (1) |
2007 | Manly United | 28 | (25) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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.
Thorp is one of a small number of professional footballers to grow up in Darwin.
In the early 1990s Thorp moved to England, where he spent a season with Rochdale.
Thorp played in the FAS Premier League as a teenager for Darwin Cubs.
In 1997, Thorp signed for English Football League First Division side Portsmouth on the recommendation of then-Australia manager Terry Venables. He played seven league matches and two Football League Cup games for the side, scoring one goal.
He later returned to Australia, moving from Perth Glory to Parramatta Power in 2000.
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.
Thorp joined Norwegian club Raufoss in 2004, making 11 appearances and scoring once in the Norwegian First Division.
Thorp represented the Australian Schoolboys in the early 1990s.