Stephen David James Torpey (born 8 December 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Born in Islington, London,[1] Torpey had played for a number of clubs, before signing for Scunthorpe United from Bristol City in February 2000.

Torpey broke the ten goal barrier in each of his first five seasons at Scunthorpe and represented the club over 250 times.

[15][16] His first and only game in charge came the following day with a 4–0 defeat away at Newport County, and his tenure ended on 13 October 2010 when Tamworth manager Gary Mills was appointed.

[24] On 29 March 2018, it was announced that he was leaving as he had accepted a post with the Professional Footballers' Association as a coach educator.