Thornton, Willie
| Position | Forward |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 03/03/1920 |
| Place of Birth | Winchburgh |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Signed From | Winchburgh Athletic |
| Sold To | Retired |
| Games Played | 390 [Show all] |
| Games Started | 390 |
| Games On As Sub | 0 |
| Goals | 238 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 |
| Red Cards | 0 |
| Thornton, Willie also managed the club [See Manager Details] | |
Managers Selected By (including times as substitute)
| Manager | Num Times Played Under |
|---|---|
| Struth, Bill | 390 |
In Starting Lineup Alongside
| Player | Num Times In Starting Lineup With |
|---|---|
| Shaw, Jock | 290 |
| Woodburn, Willie | 285 |
| Waddell, Willie | 263 |
| Young, George | 241 |
| Brown, Bobby | 240 |
| McColl, Ian | 228 |
| Cox, Sammy | 212 |
| Duncanson, Jimmy | 155 |
| Rutherford, Eddie | 119 |
| Gray, Dougie | 115 |
| Gillick, Torry | 109 |
| Dawson, Jerry | 104 |
| Venters, Alex | 104 |
| Findlay, Willie | 91 |
| Symon, Scot | 90 |
| Rae, Willie | 88 |
| Paton, Willie | 85 |
| McKillop, Tom | 76 |
| Little, John | 60 |
| Williamson, Billy | 59 |
| Brown, George | 52 |
| Simpson, Jimmy | 52 |
| Kinnear, David | 48 |
| Caskie, Jimmy | 46 |
| McPhail, Bob | 42 |
| Smith, Jimmy | 42 |
| McNee, Christopher | 41 |
| Liddell, Colin | 39 |
| Prentice, John | 36 |
| Fiddes, James | 27 |
| Johnson, Joe | 26 |
| Little, Dr Adam | 26 |
| Watkins, Charlie | 26 |
| Bolt, Bobby | 23 |
| McCulloch, Willie | 23 |
| Simpson, Billy | 23 |
| Lindsay, John | 21 |
| Main, Bobby | 21 |
| Marshall, David | 21 |
| Jenkins, George | 20 |
| Johnston, Charlie | 20 |
| Winning, Alexander | 17 |
| Grierson, Derek | 16 |
| Niven, George | 16 |
| Gray, David | 14 |
| Gilmour, Thomas | 11 |
| Hubbard, Johnny | 11 |
| Harrison, Robert G. | 10 |
| Shaw, John | 10 |
| Reid, John C. | 9 |
| Turnbull, Jim | 9 |
| Arnison, William | 6 |
| Cheyne, William A. | 6 |
| Gardiner, William Silcock | 6 |
| Lyness, Albert | 6 |
| Parlane, Jimmy | 5 |
| Ross, Robert | 5 |
| Stanners, Duncan | 5 |
| Cowan, Ralph | 4 |
| McDonald, Robert L. | 4 |
| McPherson, Ian | 4 |
| Ross, Sammy | 4 |
| Galloway, John | 3 |
| McIntosh, Willie | 3 |
| Pryde, Jim | 3 |
| Boyd, William C. | 2 |
| Drysdale, John | 2 |
| Dunlop, William Rex | 2 |
| Neillands, Ian | 2 |
| Simpson, Robert | 2 |
| Beattie, Alex | 1 |
| Finlay, ? | 1 |
| Forshaw, James Blain | 1 |
| Frame, James B. | 1 |
| Gudmundsson, Albert | 1 |
| Hamilton, George | 1 |
| Kennedy, James | 1 |
| Matthews, Stanley | 1 |
| McIntyre, John Ian | 1 |
| McPherson, John | 1 |
| Stead, Angus | 1 |
| Thomson, George R. | 1 |
| Walmsley, Willie | 1 |
Played In Same Game (including times as substitute)
| Player | Num Times Played In Same Game As |
|---|---|
| Shaw, Jock | 290 |
| Woodburn, Willie | 285 |
| Waddell, Willie | 263 |
| Young, George | 241 |
| Brown, Bobby | 240 |
| McColl, Ian | 228 |
| Cox, Sammy | 212 |
| Duncanson, Jimmy | 155 |
| Rutherford, Eddie | 119 |
| Gray, Dougie | 115 |
| Gillick, Torry | 109 |
| Dawson, Jerry | 104 |
| Venters, Alex | 104 |
| Findlay, Willie | 91 |
| Symon, Scot | 90 |
| Rae, Willie | 88 |
| Paton, Willie | 85 |
| McKillop, Tom | 76 |
| Little, John | 60 |
| Williamson, Billy | 59 |
| Brown, George | 52 |
| Simpson, Jimmy | 52 |
| Kinnear, David | 48 |
| Caskie, Jimmy | 46 |
| McPhail, Bob | 42 |
| Smith, Jimmy | 42 |
| McNee, Christopher | 41 |
| Liddell, Colin | 39 |
| Prentice, John | 36 |
| Fiddes, James | 27 |
| Johnson, Joe | 26 |
| Little, Dr Adam | 26 |
| Watkins, Charlie | 26 |
| Bolt, Bobby | 23 |
| McCulloch, Willie | 23 |
| Simpson, Billy | 23 |
| Lindsay, John | 21 |
| Main, Bobby | 21 |
| Marshall, David | 21 |
| Jenkins, George | 20 |
| Johnston, Charlie | 20 |
| Winning, Alexander | 17 |
| Grierson, Derek | 16 |
| Niven, George | 16 |
| Gray, David | 14 |
| Gilmour, Thomas | 11 |
| Hubbard, Johnny | 11 |
| Harrison, Robert G. | 10 |
| Shaw, John | 10 |
| Reid, John C. | 9 |
| Turnbull, Jim | 9 |
| Arnison, William | 6 |
| Cheyne, William A. | 6 |
| Gardiner, William Silcock | 6 |
| Lyness, Albert | 6 |
| Parlane, Jimmy | 5 |
| Ross, Robert | 5 |
| Stanners, Duncan | 5 |
| Cowan, Ralph | 4 |
| McDonald, Robert L. | 4 |
| McPherson, Ian | 4 |
| Ross, Sammy | 4 |
| Galloway, John | 3 |
| McIntosh, Willie | 3 |
| Pryde, Jim | 3 |
| Boyd, William C. | 2 |
| Drysdale, John | 2 |
| Dunlop, William Rex | 2 |
| Neillands, Ian | 2 |
| Simpson, Robert | 2 |
| Beattie, Alex | 1 |
| Finlay, ? | 1 |
| Forshaw, James Blain | 1 |
| Frame, James B. | 1 |
| Gudmundsson, Albert | 1 |
| Hamilton, George | 1 |
| Kennedy, James | 1 |
| Matthews, Stanley | 1 |
| McIntyre, John Ian | 1 |
| McPherson, John | 1 |
| Stead, Angus | 1 |
| Thomson, George R. | 1 |
| Walmsley, Willie | 1 |

