| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Thorpe | ||
| Date of birth | 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Chesterfield, England | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Mansfield Town | 2 | (1) | |
| Heanor Town | |||
| 1985–1987 | Bradford City | 17 | (1) |
| → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 5 | (3) | |
| Notts County | 59 | (9) | |
| Walsall | 27 | (1) | |
| Northampton Town | 52 | (6) | |
| Instant-Dict | |||
| Arnold Town | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Adrian Thorpe (born 1963), also known as Aidey Thorpe, is a former English footballer who played as a winger or a forward.
Born in Chesterfield in 1963,[1] Thorpe started his career with Mansfield Town. He moved to non-league Heanor Town, before he returned to the Football League in July 1985 with Bradford City following their promotion to Division Two.[1] He played 17 league games, scoring just once,[2] and also had a loan spell with Tranmere Rovers, before he moved to Notts County in November 1987 for £50,000.[1][3] He went on to play with Walsall and Northampton Town before he moved to Hong Kong with Instant-Dict. He currently works as a firefighter in Nottingham where he recently was promoted to junior fire officer.
Aidey is married to Susan. They have two daughters.