Peter Thorne (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Thorne | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
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Current team | Norwich City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
Peter Thorne (born 21 June 1973 in Urmston, Manchester) is an English professional football player who currently plays for Norwich City in the Football League Championship. He is a forward.
He currently holds the record as Cardiff City's most expensive signing. He cost Cardiff £1.8 million pounds from Stoke City. He helped Cardiff City gain promotion to the First Division (now the Championship) from the Second Division (now League One) in the 2002-2003 season, via the play-offs. He became a fans favourite at Cardiff and stayed for two further seasons, before joining Norwich City on a free transfer in the summer of 2005. Financial difficulties at Cardiff were a major factor in their decision to release Thorne.
Thorne's career chances have so far been limited at Norwich. He missed the start of the 2005-06 season through injury and then failed to establish himself as a first team regular, scoring just one goal during the season. In the summer of 2006, Norwich manager Nigel Worthington indicated that Thorne would be allowed to leave the club if a suitable offer was received. As at December 2006, however, Thorne remains a Norwich player. His future at Norwich was in further doubt as they signed Chris Brown from Sunderland, who is looking to put previous scandal behind him, and use the new start at Norwich to prove his ability.
His other previous clubs include Blackburn Rovers (as a trainee), Wigan Athletic (on loan) and Swindon Town.