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max-width: 420px !important;"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="line-height: 1.2em;">Tony Thorpe</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Thorpe,_Tony.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Thorpe%2C_Tony.jpg/220px-Thorpe%2C_Tony.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Thorpe%2C_Tony.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Full name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data nickname" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> Anthony Thorpe</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1974-04-10</span>) </span>10 April 1974<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 50)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Place of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data birthplace" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Leicester" title="Leicester">Leicester</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Position(s)</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Striker_(association_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Striker (association football)">Striker</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Team information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Current team</div></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data org" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Melton_Town_F.C." title="Melton Town F.C.">Melton Town</a> (manager)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Youth career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1990–1992</span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Leicester_City_F.C" class="mw-redirect" title="Leicester City F.C">Leicester City</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; 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vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 120</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (48)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1998</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Fulham_F.C." title="Fulham F.C.">Fulham</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 13</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (3)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1998–2002</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Bristol_City_F.C." title="Bristol City F.C.">Bristol City</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; 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vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 8</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (4)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1999</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> → <a href="/wiki/Luton_Town_F.C." title="Luton Town F.C.">Luton Town</a> (loan)</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 4</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (1)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2002–2003</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Luton_Town_F.C." title="Luton Town F.C.">Luton Town</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 32</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (15)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2003–2005</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C." title="Queens Park Rangers F.C.">Queens Park Rangers</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 41</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (10)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2005</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> → <a href="/wiki/Rotherham_United_F.C." title="Rotherham United F.C.">Rotherham United</a> (loan)</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 5</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (1)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2005–2006</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Swindon_Town_F.C." title="Swindon Town F.C.">Swindon Town</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 7</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (1)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2006</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Colchester_United_F.C." title="Colchester United F.C.">Colchester United</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 14</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2006–2007</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Stevenage_F.C." title="Stevenage F.C.">Stevenage Borough</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 3</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2006</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> → <a href="/wiki/Grimsby_Town_F.C." title="Grimsby Town F.C.">Grimsby Town</a> (loan)</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 5</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2007</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Grimsby_Town_F.C." title="Grimsby Town F.C.">Grimsby Town</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 1</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2007</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Tamworth_F.C." title="Tamworth F.C.">Tamworth</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 7</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (1)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2007</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Barton_Rovers_F.C." title="Barton Rovers F.C.">Barton Rovers</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> ?</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2008</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Woking_F.C." title="Woking F.C.">Woking</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 1</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2008</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Brackley_Town_F.C." title="Brackley Town F.C.">Brackley Town</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 9</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (4)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2008–2009</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Stamford_A.F.C." title="Stamford A.F.C.">Stamford</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 12</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (7)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2009–2011</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Halesowen_Town_F.C." title="Halesowen Town F.C.">Halesowen Town</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 0</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2011</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Hinckley_F.C." title="Hinckley F.C.">Hinckley</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2011</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> Thurmaston Town</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 4</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (2)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2012</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Melton_Town_F.C." title="Melton Town F.C.">Melton Town</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 16</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (18)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Total</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>436</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(167)</b></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Managerial career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2010–2011</span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Halesowen_Town_F.C." title="Halesowen Town F.C.">Halesowen Town</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2016</span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Melton_Town_F.C." title="Melton Town F.C.">Melton Town</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-below" style="color:darkslategray; font-size:95%"> *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:14, 18 December 2009 (UTC)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Anthony Thorpe</b> (born 10 April 1974) is an English former professional <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">footballer</a> and former manager of <a href="/wiki/Melton_Town_F.C." title="Melton Town F.C.">Melton Town</a> </p><p>As a player he was a <a href="/wiki/Striker_(association_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Striker (association football)">striker</a>. He notably played for <a href="/wiki/Luton_Town_F.C." title="Luton Town F.C.">Luton Town</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bristol_City_F.C." title="Bristol City F.C.">Bristol City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C." title="Queens Park Rangers F.C.">Queens Park Rangers</a>. He also played in the <a href="/wiki/Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League">Football League</a> for <a href="/wiki/Reading_F.C." title="Reading F.C.">Reading</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rotherham_United_F.C." title="Rotherham United F.C.">Rotherham United</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swindon_Town_F.C." title="Swindon Town F.C.">Swindon Town</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colchester_United_F.C." title="Colchester United F.C.">Colchester United</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grimsby_Town_F.C." title="Grimsby Town F.C.">Grimsby Town</a>. In the Non-League game he has previously appeared for <a href="/wiki/Stevenage_F.C." title="Stevenage F.C.">Stevenage Borough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamworth_F.C." title="Tamworth F.C.">Tamworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barton_Rovers_F.C." title="Barton Rovers F.C.">Barton Rovers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Woking_F.C." title="Woking F.C.">Woking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brackley_Town_F.C." title="Brackley Town F.C.">Brackley Town</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stamford_A.F.C." title="Stamford A.F.C.">Stamford</a> and <a href="/wiki/Halesowen_Town_F.C." title="Halesowen Town F.C.">Halesowen Town</a>, where he also had a brief spell as player/manager. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Thorpe&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thorpe began his career at <a href="/wiki/Leicester_City_F.C." title="Leicester City F.C.">Leicester City</a>, but he was transferred to <a href="/wiki/Luton_Town_F.C." title="Luton Town F.C.">Luton Town</a> in August 1992. During his time at Luton he switched from attacking-midfielder to striker, with outstanding success. He scored 28 league goals in the <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_in_English_football" title="1996–97 in English football">1996–97</a> season, and soon a move to <a href="/wiki/Fulham_F.C." title="Fulham F.C.">Fulham</a> was completed. His time at <a href="/wiki/Craven_Cottage" title="Craven Cottage">Craven Cottage</a> was short and he joined <a href="/wiki/Bristol_City_F.C." title="Bristol City F.C.">Bristol City</a> in the summer of 1998. He took time to adapt as <a href="/wiki/Ashton_Gate_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashton Gate Stadium">Ashton Gate</a>, and he was then sent out on loan to <a href="/wiki/Reading_F.C." title="Reading F.C.">Reading</a> and back to Luton twice. He eventually found form in Bristol, before he re-joined Luton on a <a href="/wiki/Bosman_ruling" title="Bosman ruling">Bosman</a> free transfer in 2002. </p><p>After 13 goals in his first season back, Thorpe left the financially crippled club for <a href="/wiki/Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C." title="Queens Park Rangers F.C.">Queens Park Rangers</a> for a cut-price £50,000 fee, after Thorpe threatened to invoke a rule where he could move to QPR for free. Many Luton fans were outraged at Thorpe and have never forgiven the talented forward.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2007)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He scored 10 goals in his first season at QPR, helping them win promotion to the newly formed <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League Championship">Football League Championship</a>, but the next season was loaned to relegation strugglers <a href="/wiki/Rotherham_United_F.C." title="Rotherham United F.C.">Rotherham United</a>. He was then released by QPR, and joined <a href="/wiki/Swindon_Town_F.C." title="Swindon Town F.C.">Swindon Town</a>, along with another ex-QPR striker, <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Cureton" title="Jamie Cureton">Jamie Cureton</a>. </p><p>His time at Swindon was unsuccessful, and he was allowed to join fellow <a href="/wiki/Football_League_One" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League One">League One</a> side <a href="/wiki/Colchester_United_F.C." title="Colchester United F.C.">Colchester United</a>. After their promotion to the Championship, Thorpe was released and he move to <a href="/wiki/Stevenage_F.C." title="Stevenage F.C.">Stevenage Borough</a> in July 2006. However, he struggled to settle there, and he was sent to <a href="/wiki/Grimsby_Town_F.C." title="Grimsby Town F.C.">Grimsby Town</a> on loan in September 2006, and he signed for the Mariners in January 2007. </p><p>Thorpe was released from Grimsby Town at the end of the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_in_English_football" title="2006–07 in English football">2006–07</a> season and went on to join <a href="/wiki/Conference_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Conference North">Conference North</a> team <a href="/wiki/Tamworth_F.C." title="Tamworth F.C.">Tamworth</a>, while signing on for Sunday league side Hockley Rangers in Leicester's Alliance League.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 November 2007, Thorpe left Tamworth by mutual consent, after an eye condition prevented him from playing. The eye was injured when he scratched the eye on a tile while working, and his vision deteriorated with little sign of improvement.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he went on to sign for <a href="/wiki/Barton_Rovers_F.C." title="Barton Rovers F.C.">Barton Rovers</a> later in the month.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He signed for <a href="/wiki/Woking_F.C." title="Woking F.C.">Woking</a> on 1 September 2008 but was released after just one game following the dismissal of the club's manager. On 4 September 2008 he signed for <a href="/wiki/Brackley_Town_F.C." title="Brackley Town F.C.">Brackley Town</a>. </p><p>It was announced in late November 2008, that due to new job commitments, Brackley Town and Tony Thorpe came to a mutual agreement for him to move on, as he was unable to find the time commitment needed. He signed for <a href="/wiki/Stamford_A.F.C." title="Stamford A.F.C.">Stamford</a> in December 2008. He remained with Stamford until May 2009, where he then became a free agent until signing for <a href="/wiki/Halesowen_Town_F.C." title="Halesowen Town F.C.">Halesowen Town</a> in December 2009. He was appointed player/manager of Halesowen in November 2010,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but resigned in January 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then resumed his playing career at <a href="/wiki/Hinckley_F.C." title="Hinckley F.C.">Hinckley</a> in the <a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_Counties_League" class="mw-redirect" title="East Midlands Counties League">East Midlands Counties League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Thorpe&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Queens Park Rangers</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Second_Division" title="Football League Second Division">Second Division</a> runner-up: 2003–04</li></ul> <p><b>Colchester United</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/EFL_League_One" title="EFL League One">League One</a> runner-up: <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_in_English_football" title="2005–06 in English football">2005–06</a></li></ul> <p><b>Individual</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PFA_Team_of_the_Year" title="PFA Team of the Year">PFA Team of the Year</a>: <a href="/wiki/PFA_Team_of_the_Year_(1990s)#Second_Division_8" title="PFA Team of the Year (1990s)">1996–97 Second Division</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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class="external text" href="http://www.thelambs.co.uk/news/newsDetail.asp?secID=1&newsID=700">"Permant and temporary departures"</a>. 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Quinn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Bennett_(footballer,_born_1963)" title="Gary Bennett (footballer, born 1963)">Bennett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Stewart" title="Marcus Stewart">Stewart</a> & <a href="/wiki/Gary_Martindale" title="Gary Martindale">Martindale</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Thorpe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Hayles" title="Barry Hayles">Hayles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Cureton" title="Jamie Cureton">Cureton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Payton" title="Andy Payton">Payton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Neil_Harris_(footballer,_born_1977)" title="Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)">Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Zamora" title="Bobby Zamora">Zamora</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Earnshaw" title="Robert Earnshaw">Earnshaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Leon_Knight" title="Leon Knight">Knight</a> & <a href="/wiki/Stephen_McPhee" title="Stephen McPhee">McPhee</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <!-- NewPP limit report Parsed by mw‐web.eqiad.main‐5dc468848‐qll9b Cached time: 20241122151152 Cache expiry: 2592000 Reduced expiry: false Complications: [vary‐revision‐sha1, show‐toc] CPU time usage: 0.494 seconds Real time usage: 0.684 seconds Preprocessor visited node count: 3905/1000000 Post‐expand include size: 98628/2097152 bytes Template argument size: 24758/2097152 bytes Highest expansion depth: 13/100 Expensive parser function count: 5/500 Unstrip recursion depth: 1/20 Unstrip post‐expand size: 30682/5000000 bytes Lua time usage: 0.270/10.000 seconds Lua memory usage: 6628686/52428800 bytes Number of Wikibase entities loaded: 1/400 --> <!-- Transclusion expansion time report (%,ms,calls,template) 100.00% 590.949 1 -total 26.91% 159.001 1 Template:Infobox_football_biography 23.66% 139.846 1 Template:Reflist 16.90% 99.871 1 Template:Cite_news 16.66% 98.460 1 Template:Navboxes_colour 14.49% 85.620 1 Template:Short_description 13.84% 81.771 1 Template:1996–97_Football_League_Second_Division_PFA_Team_of_the_Year 13.69% 80.902 2 Template:Navbox 7.74% 45.733 1 Template:Birth_date_and_age 7.21% 42.637 1 Template:Citation_needed --> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key enwiki:pcache:idhash:9542520-0!canonical and timestamp 20241122151152 and revision id 1246293651. 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