| James Thorne | |
| Fullname: | James Samuel Thorne[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1996 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Manchester City |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Nottingham Forest |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Salford City |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | Macclesfield Town |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Nottingham Forest |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | → Macclesfield Town (loan) |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | Hartlepool United |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | Curzon Ashton |
| Club-Update: | 17:00, 7 October 2017 |
James Samuel Thorne is an English professional footballer who most recently played for Hartlepool United as a forward.
Having progressed through the academy at his hometown club Manchester City, Thorne was released in 2014 without having made a first-team appearance. Following this, he had a short spell with Salford City[2] before signing on non-contract terms with Macclesfield Town in 2015, for whom he made one appearance on the bench.[3] [4] Later that year, Thorne joined the academy at Nottingham Forest.
Thorne began the 2015–16 season for Forest's under-21 side in fine form, scoring four goals in three games in the Professional Development League.[5] [6] As his form continued, clubs in Football Leagues One and Two were reported to be interested in taking Thorne on loan, but no move ever materialised.[7] The following season, Thorne made his professional debut for the club on 23 August 2016, starting in a 2–1 win over Millwall in the EFL Cup.[8] On 24 February 2017 Thorne returned to Macclesfield Town on a one-month loan deal, having failed to make another first-team appearance for Forest.[9]
Thorne signed for Hartlepool United on 28 September 2017,[10] following a successful trial period with the North-East club.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Macclesfield Town | 2014–15[11] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2016–17 | National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||