Career
Born in Lucknow, India, in 1939, Thorpe began his career in non-league football with Ossett Albion in 1957, before signing for Scunthorpe United in September 1960 as a 21-year-old. Thorpe spent three years at Scunthorpe, scoring 5 goals in 27 appearances in the Football League between 1960 and 1963. Thorpe also played Bradford City, scoring 17 goals in 81 League appearances between 1963 and 1966.
Thorpe then returned to non-league football with Boston United.
