William Thornton (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional
rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for
England, and at club level for
Hunslet, as a .
Playing career
International honours
Billy Thornton won a
cap for
England while at Hunslet in 1943 against Wales.
Championship final appearances
Billy Thornton played in
Hunslet's 8-2 victory over
Leeds in the
Championship Final during the
1937–38 season at
Elland Road
Elland Road is a football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Premier League club Leeds United since the club's formation in 1919. The stadium is the 14th largest football stadium in England.
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,
Leeds on Saturday 30 April 1938.
County Cup Final appearances
Billy Thornton played in
Hunslet FC
Hunslet R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in Hunslet, South Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, who play in Betfred League 1. The club was founded in 1973 as New Hunslet, they became Hunslet in 1979 and the club were the Hunslet Hawks ...
's 7-13 defeat by
Hull Kingston Rovers in the
1929–30 Yorkshire Cup
The 1929–30 Yorkshire Cup was the twenty-second occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition was held. Hull Kingston Rovers won the trophy for the second time in their history, beating Hunslet in the final by the score of 13–7. The match ...
Final during the
1929–30 season at
Headingley,
Leeds on Saturday 30 November 1929, in front of a crowd of 11,000.
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Education
* Trinity Bible College in North Dakota, US
* Tauranga Boys' College, a state secondary school in Tauranga, New Zealand
Companies
* Triangle Brewing Company of Durham, North Carolina, US
* Tram et Bus de la CUB (TBC ...
) "History of Rugby League – № 35 – 1929–30". Rugby Leaguer
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
ISBN n/a
References
External links
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England national rugby league team players
English rugby league players
Hunslet F.C. (1883) players
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
Rugby league halfbacks
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing