Damon Len Lathrope (born 28 October 1989) is an English former professional footballer and manager who is the assistant coach of EFL Championship club Watford.
He played as a midfielder, and after coming through Norwich City's academy, signed for Torquay United, Aldershot Town and Woking.
Born in Stevenage,[1] Lathrope began his youth career at Cambridge United, though moved on to Norwich City's academy in 2006–07.
[3][5] When Norwich then revisited King's Lynn for a pre-season friendly in July 2007, Lathrope repeated the trick with another goal.
[3][7][8] He was included in the club's first team for the first time, appearing as an unused substitute, as Norwich City lost 1–0 against Milton Keynes Dons in the first round of the League Cup.
[7] He made his debut for the club on 11 August 2010, coming on as a 112th minute substitute for Danny Stevens in their League Cup First Round defeat to Reading at Plainmoor.
"[18] Lathrope helped the club qualify for the League play-offs, but lost both legs against Cheltenham Town.
[23] Lathrope made his return to the first team from injury, starting the whole game, in a 3–1 win over Accrington Stanley on 13 October 2012.
[29] Lathrope joined Hereford United on a one-month loan on 12 November 2013 making his debut the same day in a 2–2 draw with Chester.
[31] After turning down a new contract with Torquay United, Lathrope signed for Conference Premier team Aldershot Town on 1 July 2014.
[45] On 3 June 2016, Lathrope agreed to a deal to return to Torquay United, subject to a medical, for the 2016/17 National League campaign.
[46] He made his second Torquay United debut on 6 August 2016, started the match before being substituted in the 57th minute, in a 2–0 loss against Macclesfield Town in the opening game of the season.
On 26 January 2018, Lathrope joined another National League side, Woking, on a one-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
[56] However, on 24 February 2018 Lathrope suffered a serious leg injury during a match against Boreham Wood, resulting in a 30-minute delay to the game.