Bradford City can confirm that Peter Thorne has agreed to cut short his employment with the football club.

All details of the deal have been settled with both parties, with the veteran striker set to sign his cancellation forms this week.

Once all the paperwork has been completed, Thorne will officially leave the football club after over two and a half years service.

The popular striker's time at Valley Parade will always be remembered fondly due to his super scoring efforts.

Thorne finished top scorer in his first two season's at the club and managed to find the net 32 times in total - a number which surely would have been far greater but for his unfortunate luck with injuries.

The 36 year old became one of former manager Stuart McCall's first signings when he arrived at Valley Parade in July 2007.

A hip injury delayed Thorne's Bradford debut until the 7th September 2007 against Lincoln City. Thorne's first goal for the club and his first for over a year came two months later against Chester City in a F.A Cup tie.

Thorne's form continued to improve as his fitness levels and match practice increased. By the end of his first term with the club, Thorne had become City's top scorer that campaign despite not scoring until 3 months into the season.

City and Thorne agreed to extend his contract for a further season going into the 2008-09 campaign. Thorne started that campaign impressively, scoring eight goals in the club's first six league fixtures.

Persistent neck and shoulder problems unfortunately hampered Thorne for the remainder of the season as the hitman went four months without scoring a goal.

Despite his injury problems, Thorne managed to get back to scoring ways towards the end of the season and finished as the club's top scorer for the second season in a row.

The injuries that had troubled Thorne so greatly during the 2008/09 season made him consider retirement from the game. In July 2009, however Thorne shook off those thoughts of retirement and signed a further one year deal with the club.

Unfortunately injuries have continued to plague Thorne during this following season, severly restricting his appearances in the process.

He has only started three league matches this season as injuries take their toll.

Everyone at Bradford City Football Club would like to take this opportunity to thank Peter for tremendous service and wish him the very best for the future.