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{{Short description|Australian soccer player}}
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Thorp is one of a small number of professional footballers to grow up in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]].<ref name=Darwin>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/a-league/thorp-insists-territory-can-make-its-mark/2007/12/20/1197740468825.html|title=Thorp insists Territory can make its mark|publisher=''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]''|date=21 December 2007|accessdate=15 June 2016|author=[[Mike Cockerill|Cockerill, Mike]]}}</ref>
Thorp is one of a small number of professional footballers to grow up in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]].<ref name=Darwin>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/a-league/thorp-insists-territory-can-make-its-mark/2007/12/20/1197740468825.html|title=Thorp insists Territory can make its mark|newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=21 December 2007|accessdate=15 June 2016|author=Cockerill, Mike|author-link=Mike Cockerill}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
===Club===
===Club===
In the early 1990s Thorp moved to England, where he spent a season with [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]].<ref name=Darwin/><ref>{{cite news|date=29 September 1993|page=58|publisher=''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]''|title=An Irishman in Wolves clothing}}</ref>
In the early 1990s Thorp moved to England, where he spent a season with [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]].<ref name=Darwin/><ref>{{cite news|date=29 September 1993|page=58|newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|title=An Irishman in Wolves clothing}}</ref>


Thorp played in the [[FAS Premier League]] as a teenager for [[Darwin Cubs]].<ref name=Darwin/>
Thorp played in the [[FAS Premier League]] as a teenager for [[Darwin Cubs]].<ref name=Darwin/>


In 1997, Thorp signed for English [[Football League First Division]] side [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] on the recommendation of then-[[Australia national soccer team|Australia]] manager [[Terry Venables]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4114874.stm|title=Aloisi fails Panathinaikos test|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=5 July 2005|accessdate=15 June 2016}}</ref> He played seven league matches and two [[Football League Cup]] games for the side, scoring one goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=12126|title=Hamilton Thorp|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=15 June 2016}}</ref>
In 1997, Thorp signed for English [[Football League First Division]] side [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] on the recommendation of then-[[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] manager [[Terry Venables]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4114874.stm|title=Aloisi fails Panathinaikos test|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=5 July 2005|accessdate=15 June 2016}}</ref> He played seven league matches and two [[Football League Cup]] games for the side, scoring one goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=12126|title=Hamilton Thorp|publisher=Soccerbase|accessdate=15 June 2016}}</ref>


He later returned to Australia, moving from [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]] to [[Parramatta Power SC|Parramatta Power]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2000/07/17/transfer-market-hots|publisher=''[[The World Game]]''|date=17 July 2000|accessdate=15 June 2016|title=Transfer market hots up}}</ref>
He later returned to Australia, moving from [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]] to [[Parramatta Power SC|Parramatta Power]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2000/07/17/transfer-market-hots|publisher=[[The World Game]]|date=17 July 2000|accessdate=15 June 2016|title=Transfer market hots up}}</ref>


In 2003, Thorp played for Swedish side [[IFK Norrköping|Norrköping]], but was released after one season when the club elected not to take up a contractual option for a second year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/14105.aspx|title=Hamilton Thorp får ingen förlängning på sitt kontrakt|language=Swedish|publisher=SvenskaFans.com|date=1 October 2003|accessdate=15 June 2016|author=Aberg, Göran}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/14105.aspx |title=Hamilton Thorp får ingen förlängning på sitt kontrakt - IFK Norrköping - Allsvenskan |publisher=SvenskaFans.com |date= |accessdate=2016-06-04}}</ref>
In 2003, Thorp played for Swedish side [[IFK Norrköping|Norrköping]], but was released after one season when the club elected not to take up a contractual option for a second year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/14105.aspx|title=Hamilton Thorp får ingen förlängning på sitt kontrakt|language=Swedish|publisher=SvenskaFans.com|date=1 October 2003|accessdate=15 June 2016|author=Aberg, Göran}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/14105.aspx |title=Hamilton Thorp får ingen förlängning på sitt kontrakt - IFK Norrköping - Allsvenskan |publisher=SvenskaFans.com |date= |accessdate=2016-06-04}}</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Perth Glory FC players]]
* [[List of Perth Glory FC players]]
* [[List of foreign Norwegian First Division players]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/THO.html#HamiltonThorp Aussie Footballers] Thomson to Tokich
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{Soccerbase}}

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Latest revision as of 16:24, 3 December 2024

Hamilton Thorp
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-08-21) 21 August 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1992–1993 Rochdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994 Darwin Cubs
1995–1997 West Adelaide 42 (11)
1997–1998 Portsmouth 9 (1)
1998–1999 Adelaide Sharks 15 (3)
1999–2000 Perth Glory 17 (0)
2000 Tanjong Pagar United FC 11 (3)
2000 Sorrento 5 (8)
2000–2001 Parramatta Power 10 (2)
2002 Manly Warringah Dolphins
2002–2003 Northern Spirit 7 (0)
2003–2004 IFK Norrköping 13 (1)
2004 IF Sylvia 10 (2)
2004 Raufoss 11 (2)
2007 Manly United 28 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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.

Early life

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Thorp is one of a small number of professional footballers to grow up in Darwin.[1]

Career

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Club

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In the early 1990s Thorp moved to England, where he spent a season with Rochdale.[1][2]

Thorp played in the FAS Premier League as a teenager for Darwin Cubs.[1]

In 1997, Thorp signed for English Football League First Division side Portsmouth on the recommendation of then-Australia manager Terry Venables.[3] He played seven league matches and two Football League Cup games for the side, scoring one goal.[4]

He later returned to Australia, moving from Perth Glory to Parramatta Power in 2000.[5]

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.[6][7]

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

International

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

Honours

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Club

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Perth Glory

Individual

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Cockerill, Mike (21 December 2007). "Thorp insists Territory can make its mark". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. ^ "An Irishman in Wolves clothing". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 September 1993. p. 58.
  3. ^ "Aloisi fails Panathinaikos test". BBC Sport. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Hamilton Thorp". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Transfer market hots up". The World Game. 17 July 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ^ Aberg, Göran (1 October 2003). "Hamilton Thorp får ingen förlängning på sitt kontrakt" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Hamilton Thorp får ingen förlängning på sitt kontrakt - IFK Norrköping - Allsvenskan". SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 4 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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