[2] Thorpe made his Stockport debut as a 17-year-old in 1978 and went on to make 380[citation needed] appearances before leaving for Tranmere Rovers before the 1986–87 season.
His last game for the club was against Peterborough United in the 1992 Football League Trophy final at Wembley, before being released at the end of the season.
In 1992, Thorp moved to Australia to play with the Morwell Falcons in their first ever season in the National Soccer League.
[2] He returned to England in 1994 and resumed his career with Macclesfield Town and then with for non-league club Chorley, before returning to the Football League at the age of 37 to play twice for Doncaster Rovers on a non-contract basis, after which he went back to Chorley.
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