 He signed a new one-year contract with Bradford in June 2009 and he was appointed as club captain ahead of the 2009–10 season, but he suffered an injury setback and was out of the team until January 2010, returning after scoring for the reserves.In March 2010, he was released from his contract by new manager Peter Taylor having failed to score during his third season with City.As a result, Thorne decided to retire from playing.