William Thornton

Name	William Thornton
Full Name	William Thornton
Position	Centre Forward/Inside Forward

William Thomson

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Birthplace	Winchburgh Scotland	Date of Birth	3-Mar-1920
Place of Death		Date of Death
Height	5 ft 10 in	Weight	12 st 3 lb
First Game	Wed 15 May 1946	Last Game	Fri 30 May 1952
Career Length	6y 0m 16d	Career Length in Days	2208

Apps	Starts	Sub Used	Replaced
11	11	0	0
W	D	L	Sent Off
5	2	4	0
Goals		Hat-Tricks	Penalties
4		0	0

Clubs When Capped Back to Top
Club	Club Seq	First	Last	Games	Goals	W	D	L	F	A
Rangers	87	15 May 1946	30 May 1952	11	4	5	2	4	19	15

Appearances by Team Back to Top
						British			WC			Euro			Other			Friendlies			Total
Team		Ranking	W	D	L	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub
	ENGLAND	209 equal		1	1	1	1														2	2
	NORTHERN IRELAND	99 equal		1	1	2	2														2	2
	SWEDEN	29 equal			1													1	1		1	1
	SWITZERLAND	38 equal	1															1	1		1	1
	USA	24 equal	1															1	1		1	1
	WALES	246 equal			1	1	1														1	1
	FRANCE	38 equal	1															1	1		1	1
	American Soccer League	1 equal	1															1	1		1	1
	DENMARK	40 equal	1															1	1		1	1

Goals By Team Back to Top
Team		Ranking	Brit Champ			World Cup			Euro			Other			Friendlies			Total Goals
Team		Ranking	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot
	ENGLAND	17 equal																	2	2
	American Soccer League	2 equal														1	1		1	1
	DENMARK	4 equal														1	1		1	1

Appearances by date click links for details Back to Top
No	P	S	Sb	Off	Club		M No	Date	Cm	R	V	Team		Sc	Agg	Crowd	Scorers
1	P	S				Rangers	190	Wed 15 May 1946	F		H		Switzerland	3-1		111899	Liddell; Liddell; Delaney
1	P	S				Rangers	190	Wed 15 May 1946	F		H		Switzerland	3-1		111899	Aeby
2	P	S				Rangers	-41	Sat 24 Aug 1946	n/a		A		England	2-2		70000	Thornton; Thornton
2	P	S				Rangers	-41	Sat 24 Aug 1946	n/a		A		England	2-2		70000	Donald Welsh; Donald Welsh pen
3	P	S				Rangers	191	Sat 19 Oct 1946	BC		A		Wales	1-3		29568	Waddell pen
3	P	S				Rangers	191	Sat 19 Oct 1946	BC		A		Wales	1-3		29568	Brynmor Jones; Trevor Ford; James Findlay Stephen og
4	P	S				Rangers	192	Wed 27 Nov 1946	BC		H		Northern Ireland	0-0		97326	-----
4	P	S				Rangers	192	Wed 27 Nov 1946	BC		H		Northern Ireland	0-0		97326	-----
5	P	S				Rangers	196	Sat 04 Oct 1947	BC		A		Northern Ireland	0-2		52000	-----
5	P	S				Rangers	196	Sat 04 Oct 1947	BC		A		Northern Ireland	0-2		52000	Samuel Smyth; Samuel Smyth
6	P	S				Rangers	198	Sat 10 Apr 1948	BC		H		England	0-2		133426	-----
6	P	S				Rangers	198	Sat 10 Apr 1948	BC		H		England	0-2		133426	Thomas Finney; Stanley Harding Mortensen
7	P	S				Rangers	205	Wed 27 Apr 1949	F		H		France	2-0		123970	Steel; Steel
7	P	S				Rangers	205	Wed 27 Apr 1949	F		H		France	2-0		123970	-----
8	P	S				Rangers	-42	Mon 30 May 1949	F		A		American Soccer League	4-1		0	Evans; Thornton; Steel; Houliston
8	P	S				Rangers	-42	Mon 30 May 1949	F		A		American Soccer League	4-1		0	George McCann
9	P	S				Rangers	-43	Fri 19 Aug 1949	F		A		USA	4-0		17000	Waddell; Waddell; Steel; Steel
9	P	S				Rangers	-43	Fri 19 Aug 1949	F		A		USA	4-0		17000	-----
10	P	S				Rangers	224	Sun 25 May 1952	F		A		Denmark	2-1		39000	Thornton; Reilly
10	P	S				Rangers	224	Sun 25 May 1952	F		A		Denmark	2-1		39000	Poul Rasmussen
11	P	S				Rangers	225	Fri 30 May 1952	F		A		Sweden	1-3		32122	Liddell
11	P	S				Rangers	225	Fri 30 May 1952	F		A		Sweden	1-3		32122	Gosta Sandberg; Gosta Lofgren; Sylve Bengtsson

All Goals Scored click on date for match details Back to Top
Game No	Go als	Pen	Hat Trick	Club		M No	Date	Comp	R	V	Team		S	Agg	Crowd	Scorers
2	1				Rangers	-41	Sat 24 Aug 1946	n/a		A		England	2-2		70000	Thornton; Thornton
2	1				Rangers	-41	Sat 24 Aug 1946	n/a		A		England	2-2		70000	Donald Welsh; Donald Welsh pen
2	1				Rangers	-41	Sat 24 Aug 1946	n/a		A		England	2-2		70000	Thornton; Thornton
2	1				Rangers	-41	Sat 24 Aug 1946	n/a		A		England	2-2		70000	Donald Welsh; Donald Welsh pen
8	1				Rangers	-42	Mon 30 May 1949	F		A		American Soccer League	4-1		0	Evans; Thornton; Steel; Houliston
8	1				Rangers	-42	Mon 30 May 1949	F		A		American Soccer League	4-1		0	George McCann
10	1				Rangers	224	Sun 25 May 1952	F		A		Denmark	2-1		39000	Thornton; Reilly
10	1				Rangers	224	Sun 25 May 1952	F		A		Denmark	2-1		39000	Poul Rasmussen

William Thornton

Centre Forward/Inside Forward