Peter Thorne (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Lee Thorne | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Urmston, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Swindon Town | 77 | (27) |
| 1997–2001 | Stoke City | 158 | (65) |
| 2001–2005 | Cardiff City | 126 | (46) |
| 2005–2007 | Norwich City | 36 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Bradford City | 77 | (31) |
| Total | 485 | (170) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Peter Lee Thorne (born 21 June 1973) is an English retired professional footballer, who played as a striker.
He played for a number of clubs in his career scoring just short of 200 goals. He started his career with Blackburn Rovers, but failed to make a single league appearance in four years before he left to join Swindon Town. He went on to play for Stoke City and Cardiff City, making more than 100 appearances for each. In 2005, he moved to Norwich City where he scored just one goal in two seasons and was on the verge of retiring until he moved to Bradford City. In two seasons, he was top scorer with Bradford, before leaving before the end of his third season and deciding to retire at the age of 36.
Thorne was born in Urmston, Greater Manchester and started his career at Blackburn Rovers. His only first team appearance came when he appeared in the 1994 FA Charity Shield at Wembley Stadium, he replaced Mark Atkins in the 64th minute of the 2–0 defeat against Manchester United. After a loan spell at Wigan Athletic, he signed for Swindon Town during the 1994–95 season, helping them reach the Football League Cup semi-finals but not being able to prevent relegation to the Second Division. However, his goals helped them win promotion back to First Division at the first attempt, and secure survival in the 1996–97 season.
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