Aidey Thorpe

Aidey Thorpe
Personal information
Full name	Adrian Thorpe
Date of birth	25 November 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Chesterfield, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Winger / forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1983	Mansfield Town
1983–1985	Heanor Town
1985–1987	Bradford City
1986–1987	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)
1987–1989	Notts County
1989–1990	Walsall
1990–1992	Northampton Town
1992–1993	Instant-Dict
1993–????	Arnold Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adrian Thorpe (born 25 November 1963), also known as Aidey Thorpe, is an English former footballer who made more than 150 Football League appearances playing as a winger or a forward.

Career

Born in Chesterfield in 1963,^[3]^[4] Thorpe started his career with Mansfield Town. He moved to non-league Heanor Town, before he returned to the Football League in July 1985 with Bradford City following their promotion to Division Two.^[3] He played 17 league games, scoring just once,^[5] and also had a loan spell with Tranmere Rovers, before he moved to Notts County in November 1987 for £50,000.^[3]^[6] He went on to play with Walsall and Northampton Town before he moved to Hong Kong with Instant-Dict.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Adrian Thorpe". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 409. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
^ "Adrian Thorpe". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
^ Frost. Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. p. 389.
^ McVay, Dave (4 January 1988). "Fitness is Thorpe's priority". Nottingham Evening Post.

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[Hugman-1] "Adrian Thorpe". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[2] Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

[frost-3] Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 409. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

[4] "Adrian Thorpe". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

[5] Frost. Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. p. 389.

[6] McVay, Dave (4 January 1988). "Fitness is Thorpe's priority". Nottingham Evening Post.

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