Frank Thorpe played for which team in Sep 1907?
Frank Thorpe Frank Thorpe ( 13 November 1879 – 17 April 1928 ) was an English footballer who played as a centre-half for various clubs in the 1900s , including Southampton and Bury , with whom he won the FA Cup in 1903 . Playing career . Thorpe was born in Hayfield , Derbyshire and started his football career with Stalybridge Rovers , before a brief spell on the books of Newton Heath , where he failed to break into the first-team . In June 1901 , he joined Bury , where he was re-united with his former Stalybridge teammate , wing-half John Johnston . Thorpe soon became a fixture at centre-half , between Johnston on the right and the veteran George Ross on the left . In the league , Bury finished seventh in the First Division in 1901–02 and eighth in the following season . Ross played in all of Burys matches in the FA Cup in 1902–03 , reaching the final where Bury defeated Derby County in one of the most one-sided finals ever played . Burys 6–0 victory still stands as the record Final win . Bury also equalled another record , winning the Cup without conceding a goal in any round . In the final itself , Thorpes through ball in the 48th minute was slid past Derby Countys injured goalkeeper Jack Fryer by Charlie Sagar for the second goal , following which Fryer was replaced in goal by Charlie Morris who conceded a further four goals in the next half-hour . Thorpe continued at the centre of Burys defence for the next two seasons , missing only one game in 1903–04 and three in the following season , but in 1905–06 he lost his place to Jack Dewhurst , who had recently arrived from Blackburn Rovers . Thorpe spent the 1906–07 season with Plymouth Argyle of the Southern League , before moving along the south coast in April 1907 to join fellow Southern league team , Southampton . Thorpe made his debut in a 4–2 victory at Northampton Town on 6 April 1907 , taking over at centre-half from James Bowden , who was moved to fill the left-half position , which had been not been filled satisfactorily since Bill Gray had been injured in March . For the 1907–08 season , Thorpe was re-united with his former Stalybridge and Bury teammate , John Johnston . Thorpe was an intelligent centre-half , whose experience strengthened the Saints defence , and he was quickly appointed as team captain , helping the Saints to reach the FA Cup semi-finals where they went out to Wolverhampton Wanderers , beating First Division Everton en route . After finishing 11th in the league in 1908 , when Thorpe missed only three matches , Southampton started the 1908–09 season with seven consecutive victories , in which Thorpe scored three goals . The Saints continued this good form until Thorpe was injured in late December , to be replaced by Sam Jepp . With other key players such as Arthur Hughes and Frank Jefferis also suffering with injuries , Saints fell away until Thorpes return at the end of March . Saints won four and drew three of the last seven games , and managed to finish in third place . In the summer of 1909 , Thorpe returned to Bury to as a player-coach , working with the second eleven . Honours . As a player . Bury - FA Cup winner : 1903