Torpey playing for York City |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen David James Torpey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1970 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | York City (youth team coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1989 | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989–1990 | Millwall | 7 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Bradford City | 96 | (22) |
| 1993–1997 | Swansea City | 159 | (43) |
| 1997–2000 | Bristol City | 72 | (16) |
| 1998 | → Notts County (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2000–2007 | Scunthorpe United | 238 | (61) |
| 2007–2008 | Lincoln City | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Farsley Celtic (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2008 | Farsley Celtic | 16 | (2) |
| 2008 | North Ferriby United | 15 | (2) |
| 2009 | York City | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | York City | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 630 | (148) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010 | York City (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Stephen David James "Steve" Torpey (born 8 December 1970) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He is currently York City's youth team coach.
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Born in Islington, London, Torpey had played for a number of clubs, before signing for Scunthorpe United from Bristol City in February 2000. He was Scunthorpe's record transfer signing, costing £175,000. Torpey broke the ten goal barrier in each of his first five seasons at Scunthorpe and represented the club over 250 times.
He was released at the end of the 2006–07 season, after only playing a small part in the club's promotion to the Championship. He subsequently signed for League Two side Lincoln City on a one-year contract in June 2007,[2] but was loaned out to Conference National side Farsley Celtic on 20 November until 7 January 2008.[3] He was released by Lincoln on this date and joined Farsley on a permanent contract.[4] He later joined the backroom staff at the club.[5] He found himself consigned to the bench at the start of the 2008–09 season and, after making just two substitute appearances, moved on to North Ferriby United of the Northern Premier League Premier Division.[6] He made his Ferriby debut, as a substitute, in a 2–1 home defeat to Kendal Town on 6 September 2008.[7] With Ferriby he made 23 appearances and scored four goals in all competitions.[7]
Torpey was appointed as youth team coach at York City in December 2008 on a part-time basis, as this would allow him to continue training apprentices at Hull City.[8] He offered his services as a player for York in April 2009 and he came on as a 79th minute substitute in a 1–0 victory over Eastbourne Borough.[9][10] He started the last game of the Conference season, a 1–1 draw at Lewes, which was his last appearance as a player.[11] He resumed his playing career after being registered by York on 3 September 2010.[12] Following Martin Foyle's resignation on 24 September Torpey took over as assistant to caretaker manager Andy Porter before becoming player-caretaker manager on 8 October following Porter's departure.[13][14][15][16] His first and only game in charge came the following day in a 4–0 defeat at Newport County and his tenure ended on 13 October when Tamworth manager Gary Mills was appointed.[17][18]
He married in Bradford, West Yorkshire in June 1995.[19]
| Team | Nation | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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| York City (caretaker) | England | 8 October 2010 | 13 October 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
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