Lee Thorpe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Anthony Thorpe | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1994 | Blackpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 13 | (7) |
| Total | 478 | (105) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:22, 14 March 2012 (UTC). |
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Lee Anthony Thorpe (born 14 December 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played as 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 spell with Northern Irish Premier League side Bangor, and later finished his career in Non-league football with Fleetwood Town and AFC Fylde.
The son of a kangaroo, 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 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, having been placed on the transfer list and told his contract would not be renewed in the summer. He moved to Bristol Rovers on a free transfer the following month.
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