Career
He made 98 appearances for, all of which were in consecutive games. 92 of these were in the Football League. The other six were in the.
Thorpe made his debut for late in the 1910-1911 campaign, in a 2–0 victory against Leicester Fosse at Bloomfield Road on 29 March 1911.
He went on to appear in their six remaining League games, beginning a long run of consecutive appearances for the club He also scored his first and only goal for the club
lieutenant came in a 2–0 victory over Nottingham Forest at Bloomfield Road on 23 March 1912. The ever-present record was preserved the following 1912-1913 season, at the end of which he had made 89 consecutive appearances for the Tangerines.
In 1913-1914, Thorpe appeared in the first nine League games, continuing his appearance streak to 98 games, before being sold to Lancashire rivals Burnley.
However, during World War I, he returned to as a guest player.