Hamilton Thorp

Hamilton Thorp
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-08-21) 21 August 1973
Place of birth Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1992–1993 Rochdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994 Darwin Cubs
1995–1997 West Adelaide 42 (11)
1997–1998 Portsmouth 7 (0)
1998–1999 Adelaide Sharks 15 (3)
1999–2000 Perth Glory 17 (0)
2000 Sorrento
2000–2001 Parramatta Power 10 (2)
2002 Manly Warringah Dolphins
2002–2003 Northern Spirit 7 (0)
2003–2004 Norrköping 13 (1)
2004 Sylvia (1)
2004 Raufoss 11 (1)
2007 Manly United

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Hamilton Thorp (born 21 August 1973) is an Australian former professional football player who played for IFK Norrköping in 2003.[1]

Early life

Thorp is one of a small number of professional footballers to grow up in Darwin.[2]

Career

Club

In the early 1990s Thorp moved to England, where he spent a season with Rochdale.[2][3]

Thorp played in the FAS Premier League as a teenager for Darwin Cubs.[2]

In 1997, Thorp signed for English Football League First Division side Portsmouth on the recommendation of then-Australia manager Terry Venables.[4] He played seven league matches and two Football League Cup games for the side, scoring one goal.[5]

He later returned to Australia, moving from Perth Glory to Parramatta Power in 2000.[6]

In 2003, Thorp played for Swedish side Norrköping, but was released after one season when the club elected not to take up a contractual option for a second year.[7]

Thorp joined Norwegian club Raufoss in 2004, making 11 appearances and scoring once in the Norwegian First Division.[8]

International

Thorp represented the Australian Schoolboys in the early 1990s.[9]

Honours

Club

Perth Glory

Individual

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hamilton Thorp får ingen förlängning på sitt kontrakt - IFK Norrköping - Allsvenskan". SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  2. 1 2 3 Cockerill, Mike (21 December 2007). "Thorp insists Territory can make its mark". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "An Irishman in Wolves clothing". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 September 1993. p. 58.
  4. ↑ "Aloisi fails Panathinaikos test". BBC Sport. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hamilton Thorp". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Transfer market hots up". The World Game. 17 July 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Aberg, Göran (1 October 2003). "Hamilton Thorp får ingen förlängning på sitt kontrakt" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Hamilton Thorp" (in Norwegian). football.no. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Hamilton Thorp". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
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