Wow π€―
If you told us our First Trophy as a Club would be an
@EssexCountyFA
Cup, we would never have believed you.
So proud of all the players and management who deserve this and we couldnβt have done it without all of your unbelievable support.
UTTA ππ¦π
NEW SIGNING!!!π
Weβre Delighted to Announce the Signing of βThe Favourite Chicken De Bruyneβ Louie Newland.
Louie is another player with Huge Experience a few levels above and bags of talent.
Welcome to the Blues Lou Lou!π
GO UTTA!
First Signing π¦
Weβre happy to have secured the Signing of Harvey Cowler (Previously of every Club in the Tendring Area).
Harv is an experienced and reliable Defensive player who was most recently at
@FC_Clacton
and will bolster our Defence even more.
Welcome Harvs!
UTTA π
NEW SIGNING!!π΅
Weβre Delighted to Confirm the Signing of Jack Fuller.
Jack is a Technically-Gifted Midfielder that sees things happen on the pitch before the rest of us, enhanced by his vast experience for a good standard of clubs.
Welcome Jacko!π
The moment that weβve all been waiting forβ¦ππ¦π
Thanks everybody for their kind support throughout the Season, it hasnβt gone unnoticed!
UTTA
NEW SIGNING!!π¦
Weβre Delighted to Announce the Signing of Nicky βStingrayβ Palmer.
Many will recognise Nicky from his vast experience in Thurlow Nunn League Football, where he operated as a Versatile Defender.
A real pleasure to have Nicky become part of us.
Welcome Palms!π
Must credit our Referee on Saturday as it doesnβt get recognised enough, he controlled the game brilliantly and is a real credit to
@EssexCountyFA
ππ½
NEW MANAGER!
With a great understanding with how the Club works following his role of Club Captain previously, alongside his experience within Management, it seemed a no-brainer for Nat to take the reigns when interested.
First Signing to add depthβ¦
Good Luck Spen!
UTTA ππ¦
Weβre delighted to Announce the Appointment of Steve Davis as our New Manager.
With an experienced playing Career and Previously Managing a Couple of Levels above, working with most of the players, this was an easy decision helping us to competeβ¦π
Welcome Stevo!
UTTA ππ¦
October Player of the Month!!
Jim has been Consistent Defensively throughout the Five Matches at Left Back and has even Contributed with a Goal and Couple of Assists.
Well Done Shutts!π
Signing Announcement!!π¦
Weβre buzzing to Announce the Signing of Luke Barnard.
Luke is a forward player who comes with a lot of quality, including vast experience at Higher Levels and will make us more of a threat this Season.
Welcome to the Thorpe Lukey!
UTTA π
πΉ!!!ANNOUNCEMENT!!!πΉ
Weβre proud to announce the clubs manager as none other than James Bolton...
Were really happy to have him leading the side with all his experience and occasional funny jokes.
#COYTA
π
We are proud to announce that we are now an England Football Accredited Club!
As a club we have been considered to have built a strong, sustainable and successful model that supports the community through football.
A great achievement and well done to all the team.
UTTA π
Winning off the Pitch! π₯
Proud of our Centre Half Rock & Vice Captain βOllieβ who had his first fight last night and won it in style with help of other Thorpion βJarradβsβ Training.
It was good to see the Thorpe boys in support.
Smashed it Lamby!ππ¦
November Player of the Month!!
Jimmy has been vital in both of our league victories this month with hard work and contributing Four Goals in the Three Matches, as you could imagine they werenβt the worst finishes.π₯
Well Done Webbo!π
NEW SIGNING!!π΅
Weβre Delighted to finally Confirm the Signing of Toby Harms.
Toby is a classy Central Midfielder strengthening us with a lot of experience in Higher Divisions and a pleasure to have fully involved, following a few cameo appearances in 2021.
Welcome Tobes!π
WHAT A WIN!!
Weβre through to the Next Round with a Huge 4-0 Victory against
@GTBENTLEYFC
Work Rate was Unbelievable from every player and some unbelievable goals!!
Canβt wait for the Next Round... UTTA ππ
Goalscorers;
Jimmy Webb 2
Bailey Barnard 1
Brandon Hunt 1
Weβd like to wish our
#9
all the best as he joins the Army to become a Avionics Technician.
Thanks for everything so far, Six Goals this season and becoming the Clubs First Ever Hat-Trick Hero!
Hope everything works out and look forward to seeing you soon Matty!πΊ
#UTTA
With Big Victories comes Bigger Expectations...
Following our Great Result Saturday, we Host Another Premier Division Outfit in
@ColneAthletic
in the 3rd Round with a Place in the Quarter Finals at Stake.
Another Massive Day for the Club and we hope we can make everyone Proud!
Happy to close off pre-season last night with a 1-0 victory against a well-drilled
@MightyHolland
side, thanks for hosting gents and all the best for your season!π
πΈ -
@photography_mrp
THROUGH TO THE NEXT ROUND!!
We come away with a 3-1 win today against a battling
@TollesburyFC
side, two goals from Thorpeβs Bobby Firmino and a goal from new signing Jimbo.
Made hard work of it but great to see the buzz back and canβt wait for the next round.
UTTA ππ
3 POINTS ON THE BOARD!!!ππ
A convincing 4-1 win today against
@AbbeyFieldsFc
to kick off the season.
Not at our best, but got the points which matters, all the best to Abbey Fields for the season!
Goalscorers;
Harry Hulstrom 1
Matt Gray 1
Bailey Barnard 1
Harry Castle 1
2023, itβs a wrap β
Following a respectable 3rd place finish last season, we couldnβt have asked for a better start to this Seasonβ¦
Unbeaten and remaining in all Three Cup Competitions, which is a credit to all of our Players, Management, Sponsors and Supporters.
UTTA ππ¦
NEW SIGNING!!!ππ½
Weβre Delighted to Announce the Signing of Blake βBoumsongβ Panrucker.
Blake is another Great Experienced Addition to the Side with his no-nonsense Defending and playing a High Standard for many years.
Welcome to the Thorpe Blakey!π
Appreciation Post...
The Club would like to thank our Manager βJamesβ and our Chairman βHarryβ for all their hard work so far in making things run smoothly and efficiently on and off the pitch.
Without them none of this would be possible, letβs hope to returning soon!
UTTA π
Another Thorpion π¦
Weβre glad to have acquired the Signing of Jake Richardson ( Previously of
@FC_Clacton
)
Jake is an excellent Defensive Midfielder who will make us stronger with and without the ball.
Welcome Jakey!
UTTA π
Signing Announcement!!π¦
Weβre Delighted to Announce another Signing in Scott Humphries.
Scotty is a no-nonsense Defender, coming over from Premier Division βDedhamβ, who we look forward having on board.
Welcome to the Thorpe Scotty!
UTTA π
Good competitive friendly tonight against
@ColneAthletic
finished 1-1, rounding off our pre-season undefeated.
All the best for the season boys, sure youβll be up there!
Goalscorer;
Matt Gray 1
2023/24 Season celebrated like it should ππ»
Thanks to the Social as always for hosting the Presentation night that weβve all been waiting for!
Also huge thanks once again to all of our Sponsors, Management, Players and especially Supporters.
*mic drop*
UTTA ππ¦
Signing Announcement!!π¦
Weβre excited to Announce the Signing of Lyndon Bramhall.
Lyndon is a dangerous wide player who is very direct and weβre delighted to have him on our side this Season.
Welcome to the Thorpe Lynd!
UTTA π
February Player of the Month!!
Shutts played well throughout the Month, working hard on that Left Hand Side Defensively and also contributing with a Goal and Assist when going forward.
Well Done Shutts!π
First friendly completed with a 1-0 win against
@RamseyMistleyFC
good first run out and hard work in the heat.
Goal scored by the chairman
@HBarnard96
π
#UTTA
Next Up!
We look to continue our good start to the Season when we host another Newly Promoted Side in
@DRovers_FC
on Saturday.
All your support is appreciated as always.
*Loving our new Kit and Graphics π
UTTA ππ¦
A Big Week for the Club...
We will be hosting
@CressingFC
in what will be the clubs first ever Essex Junior Cup match!!!
With our opponents being two divisions above, this will be a great test for us and we look forward to welcoming them over.
We hope we will see you there!π΅
Due to other commitments, weβre disappointed to announce that James Bolton will be stepping down from the managerial position at the end of this season.
Thanks for all of your hard work James.
Message us if youβre interested in the position for more information.
UTTA π
New Week, New Challenge...
Following our Good Win on Saturday, this Week we play Host to Premier Opposition in
@GTBENTLEYFC
This will be our Biggest Challenge to date and we canβt wait to see you all there!π
Better late than never...
Our Player of the Month for September is none other than Matty βDeeneyβ Gray!
His hold-up play has been excellent and contributing with multiple Goals & Assists.
Well Done Matt!π΅
β½οΈβ½οΈβ½οΈβ½οΈ - Goals
π °οΈπ °οΈπ °οΈ - Assists
Signing Announcement!!π¦
Those Eagle-Eyed would have noticed the Signing of Sam Thompson, from his Debut Goal Yesterday.
Sam is a real handful, attacking minded player who has vast experience at
@FC_Clacton
adding more quality to the Squad.
Welcome to the Thorpe Sam!
UTTA π
CUP DATE ANNOUNCED!!
We are glad to reveal the date of our next Competitive Match against Higher-League Opposition Tollesbury FC in the First Round of the Knock Out Cup.
We look forward to the challenge and canβt wait to be back!π
GAME DAY...
We travel to
@ColneAthletic
in which should be a competitive match with some good football played.
We hope to earn the points and keep the Thorpe train moving!
UTTA π
NEW SIGNING!!π΅
Weβre Delighted to Confirm the Signing of Oscar Cowler.
Oscar is a tricky wide player that weβve admired for a long while and really appreciated the help of St Osyth with the transfer making him a Thorpe player.
Welcome Osc!π
Donβt be so scared bro ππ€π½
NEW SIGNING!!π
Weβre Delighted to Confirm the Signing of Dan Parish.
Dan is a no-nonsense Centre Back who reads the game brilliantly from Higher-Level Experience and even grabbed a goal on his Debut Last Week.
Welcome Dano!π
Big Win!!
The boys were definitely on it today with a convincing 11-1 victory.
Professional performance from start to finish and great to see us put our chances away for a change!
Jimmy Webb β½οΈβ½οΈβ½οΈ
Matt Gray β½οΈβ½οΈβ½οΈ
Kalon Harms β½οΈβ½οΈ
Toby Harms β½οΈβ½οΈ
Joe Power β½οΈ
UTTA π
Felt so good getting back playing today with a 1-0 Victory in a Competitive Match against a Well Drilled
@DRovers_FC
Team.
The Magic Man Alfie with the goal, a Great Volley from Outside the Box.
Great to get all the Boys Minutes and look forward to Tomorrowβs Friendly.
UTTA π
BIG WIN!!!
We come out victorious against a battling
@ColneAthletic
side with a 3-0 win today.
Hard-earned win in difficult conditions and another clean sheet for the boys!
Goalscorers;
Bailey Barnard 2
Jimmy Shuttlewood 1
π
Match Abandoned.
Tonightβs Match was Abandoned due to a likely leg break to a
@Bellevuefc
player.
Weβd like to send our love from all at the club and will be keeping tabs on his recovery.
π
Our First ever Squad Photo wearing our Tracksuits sponsored by βThe Bell Innβ.
Weβd like to thank the Bell for all their help and hospitality every match day at the Pub and for putting their faith in us!
#UTTA
Thorpe Athletic 2022/23 π΅
We managed to get a Team Photo on Saturday in our New Home Kit prior to the Match with a Majority of the Squad involved.
Weβd like to thank SSD Kits for the lovely Kit they have provided, your Sponsorship is hugely appreciated!
πΈ -
@photography_mrp
BIG THREE!!
Today, we came away victorious with a excellent 3-0 win to put us back at the top of the table.
Really proud to get a clean sheet and that man scores a hat-trick again.
All the best for the rest of the season Barnston!
Bailey Barnard β½οΈβ½οΈβ½οΈ
First Full Season β
Disappointing to not get promoted with a 3rd place finish in our first full season as a club, but with a more settled time the back end we had a strong finish and feel more prepared heading into next season!
Weβd like to say a few thank youβsβ¦
1/2
A great workout for the boys today in the heat with a 8-0 win against
@fc_oyster
thanks for the fixture boys and all the best for the season.
Goalscorers;
@matthewgray1310
x4 (Hat-Trick)
@JimShuttlewood
x1
Brandon Hunt x1
@HBarnard96
x1
OG x1
Another Win!!
We made hard work of it missing a lot of chances, but we got a 2-0 win from great character today.
Good to see back to back wins from the boys and the team spirit is back to normal.
Goalscorers;
@jimmywebb10
1
@matthewgray1310
1
π
All eyes on the next match now...
We are excited to be hosting our first ever match at our home ground this Saturday against
@RamseyMistleyFC
We will be looking to get back to winning ways and hope you can be in attendance!πΉ
Sadly Nat will be stepping down as Manager following a respectable Season in charge.
This decision is to focus on playing again and something that weβre delighted about still.
Thorpe will forever be grateful to Nat for stepping in at a time of need.
Well Done βPepβ!
UTTA ππ¦