Tom Thornton (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Thornton[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1885[1] | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 1951 (aged 66)[1] | ||
Place of death | Birmingham, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Kingstanding Swifts | |||
1909 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
1910–1911 | Stoke | 20 | (1) |
1911–19?? | Newport County | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Thornton (1885 – 1951) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]
Career
Thornton was born in Birmingham and played amateur football with Kingstanding Swifts before joining Crewe Alexandra.[1] After an unsuccessful spell in Crewe, Baxter joined Stoke and played 20 times for the "Potters" scoring once during the 1910–11 season.[1] He later played for Newport County.[1]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke[1] | 1910–11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
Career total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
References
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- Articles with short description
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- Use dmy dates from April 2016
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- 1885 births
- 1951 deaths
- Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
- English men's footballers
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football defenders
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