Gary Thornton

Gary Thornton
Personal information
Full nameGary Thornton
Born (1963-03-09) 9 March 1963 (age 61)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1986–90 Wakefield Trinity 18 3 0 0 12
1988(loan) → Batley 0 0
1990–02 Batley 215 79 0 0 316
Total 233 82 0 0 328
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2003–09 Batley Bulldogs 0 0 0 0
2012–14 York City Knights 0 0 0 0
2015–17 Doncaster RLFC 0 0 0 0
2018–21 Hunslet RLFC 48 25 3 20 52
2023– Rochdale Hornets 48 24 1 23 50
Total 96 49 4 43 51
Source: [1][2]
As of 1 Sep 2024

Gary Thornton is an English rugby league coach, and currently head coach of Rochdale Hornets. He has previously coached at Hunslet RLFC and Castleford Tigers[3] U20s academy side from 2009 to 2012.

in September 2022, he was announced as head-coach of Rochdale Hornets.

  1. ^ "Player Summary: Gary Thornton". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Gary Thornton - Coaching Career". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Thornton joins Castleford staff". BBC Sport. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2009.