Thorpe made his debut for
Blackpool late in the
1910–11 campaign, in a 2–0 victory against
Leicester Fosse at
Bloomfield Road on 29 March 1911. He went on to appear in their six remaining League games, beginning a long run of consecutive appearances for the club. The following season,
1911–12, he was an ever-present, appearing in the number-4 jersey in all of Blackpool's 42 League and
FA Cup games. He also scored his first and only goal for the club. It came in a 2–0 victory over
Nottingham Forest at Bloomfield Road on 23 March 1912. The ever-present record was preserved the following
1912–13 season, at the end of which he had made 89 consecutive appearances for
the Tangerines. In
1913–14, Thorpe appeared in the first 9 League games, continuing his appearance streak to 98 games, before being sold to
Lancashire rivals
Burnley. However, during
World War I, he returned to Blackpool as a guest player. == Personal life ==