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Willie
Thornton

exact date TBC

429

Appearances

250

Goals

0.58

Goals/game

308

Competitive apps

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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

Date of birth3 March 1920 Winchburgh, Scotland

Signedexact date TBC

Signed from1936 from Winchburgh

Left to join1954 Retired

Career statistics

Competition	Starts	Sub	Goals
League	224	0	144
League Cup	50	0	29
Scottish Cup	34	0	19
Europe	0	0	0
Other	118	3	58
Competitive total	308	0	192

Honours & medals

League 3 x 1946-47, 1948-49, 1949-50, Scottish Cup 3 x 1948, 1949, 1950, League Cup 2 x 1947, 1949

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Data & analytics

Career breakdown

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Overall strike rate

250 goals in 429 games

League strike rate

144 goals in 224 games

European strike rate

0 goals in 0 games

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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

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