Tony Thorpe

Thorpe began his career at Leicester City, but he was transferred to Luton Town in August 1992. During his time at Luton he switched from attacking-midfielder to striker, with outstanding success. He scored 28 league goals in the 1996–97 season, and soon a move to Fulham was completed. His time at Craven Cottage was short and he joined Bristol City in the summer of 1998. He took time to adapt as Ashton Gate, and he was then sent out on loan to Reading and back to Luton twice. He eventually found form in Bristol, before he re-joined Luton on a Bosman free transfer in 2002. After 13 goals in his first season back, Thorpe left the club for Queens Park Rangers for a cut-price £50,000 fee, provoking outrage from many Luton fans. He scored 10 goals in his first season at QPR, helping them win promotion to the newly formed Football League Championship, but the next season was loaned to relegation strugglers Rotherham United. He was then released by QPR, and joined Swindon Town, along with another ex-QPR striker, Jamie Cureton. His time at Swindon was unsuccessful, and he was allowed to join fellow League One side Colchester United. After their promotion to the Championship, Thorpe was released and he move to Stevenage Borough in July 2006. However, he struggled to settle there, and he was sent to Grimsby Town on loan in September 2006, and he signed for the Mariners in January 2007. Thorpe was released from Grimsby Town at the end of the 2006–07 season and went on to join…

Bristol City

Football League Trophy runner-up: 1999–2000 Queens Park Rangers

Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 2003–04 Colchester United

Football League One second-place promotion: 2005–06 Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1996–97 Second Division