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Willie
Thornton
exact date TBC
Date of birth
3 March 1920 Winchburgh, Scotland
Signed from
1936 from Winchburgh
Competitive debut
Partick Thistle v Rangers 0-1 2 January 1937
Left to join
1954 Retired
429
Appearances
250
Goals
0.58
Goals/game
308
Competitive apps
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Profile image
Debut & last match
Competitive debut
Partick Thistle v Rangers 0-1 2 January 1937
First team debut (all)
Partick Thistle v Rangers 2 January 1937
Last competitive
East Fife v Rangers 23 January 1954
Last match (all)
Chelsea v Rangers 6 June 1954
Season by season
Goals & appearances per season
Player details
Full nameWillie Thornton
Date of birth3 March 1920 Winchburgh, Scotland
PositionForward
Signedexact date TBC
Signed from1936 from Winchburgh
Left to join1954 Retired
Competitive debutPartick Thistle v Rangers 0-1 2 January 1937
Debut (all matches)Partick Thistle v Rangers 2 January 1937
Last competitiveEast Fife v Rangers 23 January 1954
Last match (all)Chelsea v Rangers 6 June 1954
First goalRangers v Arbroath 1937-January-9
Last goalHamilton & District All Stars v Rangers 1954-05-19
Honours
League 3 x 1946-47, 1948-49, 1949-50, Scottish Cup 3 x 1948, 1949, 1950, League Cup 2 x 1947, 1949
Career statistics
CompetitionStartsSubGoals
League2240144
League Cup50029
Scottish Cup34019
Europe000
Other118358
Competitive total3080192
Overall (incl. other)429 apps250
Honours & medals
League 3 x 1946-47, 1948-49, 1949-50, Scottish Cup 3 x 1948, 1949, 1950, League Cup 2 x 1947, 1949
Goal milestones
First goal
Rangers v Arbroath 1937-January-9
Last goal
Hamilton & District All Stars v Rangers 1954-05-19
Personal & career info
Full nameWillie Thornton
Date of birth3 March 1920 Winchburgh, Scotland
PositionForward
Date signedexact date TBC
Signed from1936 from Winchburgh
Left to join1954 Retired
Competitive debutPartick Thistle v Rangers 0-1 2 January 1937
Debut — all matchesPartick Thistle v Rangers 2 January 1937
Last competitiveEast Fife v Rangers 23 January 1954
Last match — allChelsea v Rangers 6 June 1954
First goalRangers v Arbroath 1937-January-9
Last goalHamilton & District All Stars v Rangers 1954-05-19
Appearance & goal totals
League starts224
League subs0
League goals144
League Cup starts50
League Cup subs0
League Cup goals29
Scottish Cup starts34
Scottish Cup subs0
Scottish Cup goals19
Europe starts0
Europe subs0
Europe goals0
Other starts118
Other subs3
Other goals58
Total competitive apps308
Total competitive goals192
Overall apps429
Overall goals250
Archive images
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Archive footage
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▶ Video 3
Data & analytics
Career breakdown
Interactive stats — click to explore
Overall strike rate
58%
250 goals in 429 games
League strike rate
64%
144 goals in 224 games
European strike rate
0%
0 goals in 0 games
D3 donut · Goals by competition
Goal distribution
Chart.js · Appearances by competition
Appearances split
Goal milestones
First & last goals
First goal
Rangers v Arbroath 1937-January-9
Last goal
Hamilton & District All Stars v Rangers 1954-05-19
Total competitive goals
192
Overall goals
250
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