Tom Thornton (footballer)

Tom Thornton
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Thornton
Date of birth	1885
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	1951 (aged 66)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Kingstanding Swifts
1909	Crewe Alexandra
1910–1911	Stoke
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
Club	Season	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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

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[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

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Personal information
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