Tommy Thorpe
Thomas Thorpe (19 May 1881 – 28 September 1953)
Tommy Thorpe
born in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, was an English
footballer and cricketer. Thorpe's batting style is Personal information
unknown, whilst in football he was a goalkeeper. Full name Thomas Thorpe
Date of birth 19 May 1881
Place of birth Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England
Football Date of death 28 September 1953 (aged 72)
Place of death Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
Thorpe played football for Rawmarsh Athletic[1] and England
Kilnhurst[2] before moving to Doncaster Rovers when Position(s) Goalkeeper
they were voted into the Football League Division 2 Senior career*
for the 1904–05 season.[2][3] It was the worst season in Years Team Apps (Gls)
the League Doncaster ever had, finishing with only 8 Rawmarsh Athletic
points in 34 games of which Thorpe played 31.[3][4] −1904 Kilnhurst
They conceded 81 goals. 1904–1905 Doncaster Rovers 31 (0)
1905–1909 Barnsley 101 (1)
The following season, with Rovers relegated, he went
to Barnsley where he remained for four seasons 1909–1921 Northampton Town 22 (0)
playing in Division 2 and famously scored a 1921–1922 Barnsley 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
goal.[3][5][6]
In 1909, after Barnsley failed to meet his Tommy Thorpe
terms,[7] he was transferred to Northampton
Cricket information
Town in the Southern League. After the war, he
continued to play for Northampton including Batting Unknown
their first season in the Football League in Domestic team information
Division 3 in 1920–21.[3] Years Team
1913 Northamptonshire
Lastly he rejoined Barnsley for the 1921–22
Career statistics
season,[3] achieving the still held record for
being their oldest player at 40 years 310 days Competition First-class
when he played against Stoke City on 25 March Matches 3
1922. This record was surpassed when Mike Runs scored 11
Pollitt played against Nottingham Forest in an Batting average 3.33
away game on 14 September 2013 aged 41 years
100s/50s –/–
201 days
Top score 6
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Cricket Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Thorpe made three first-class appearances for
Source: Cricinfo (http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/conte
Northamptonshire in the 1913 County
nt/player/21831.html), 15 November 2011
Championship against Essex, Yorkshire and
Gloucestershire.[8] He had no success in these
matches, scoring just 11 runs at an average of 3.66, with a high score of 6.[9] However, Northamptonshire
won two of these matches, and drew against Yorkshire during which match he faced another ex-
Doncaster Rovers player, Alonzo Drake.[3]
Personal life
He married Sarah Ann Fitton Wild in 1906 in Kilnhurst St Thomas Church. He and Sarah had five
children, Olive, James, Emily, Eric and Kenneth. Sarah and his eldest daughter, Olive, died within two
weeks of one another in 1918 during the pneumonia pandemic, both buried in Kilnhurst.[1] He remarried
in 1926 to Mary Alice Elliot. He died in Worksop, Nottinghamshire on 28 September 1953.
References
1. "KILNHURST – ST THOMAS SCHOOL LOG BOOK" (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/inde
x.php?action=printpage;topic=120822.0). Rootschat. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
2. Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879–2010). Yore
Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
3. "Doncaster Trivia Quiz" (http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=214535.140;wap2).
DRFC Viking Supporters Cooperative. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
4. "League Table 1904-05" (http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk/history/League%20Tables/Leagu
e%20table%201904-1905.htm). doncasterrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
5. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony
Brown. p. 260. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
6. "Professional Footballers in 1909" (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=12746
6.0). Roots Chat. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
7. Metcalf, Mark; Wood, David (18 November 2010). Lifting the Cup: The Story of Battling
Barnsley, 1910–12 (https://books.google.com/books?id=XwD2ELIGMcYC&q=%22Tommy+T
horpe%22+barnsley&pg=PA30). WHARNCLIFFE BOOKS. p. 30. ISBN 9781845631369.
Retrieved 9 February 2014.
8. "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Thorpe" (https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/
33/33310/First-Class_Matches.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
9. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Thorpe" (https://cricketarchive.c
om/Archive/Players/33/33310/f_Batting_by_Team.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved
15 November 2011.
External links
Thomas Thorpe (http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21831.html) at ESPNcricinfo
Thomas Thorpe (https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33310/33310.html) at
CricketArchive
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