Eric Thornton

Eric Thornton
Personal information
Full name Eric Peter Hypolithe Thornton
Date of birth (1883-07-05)5 July 1883
Place of birth Worthing, England
Date of death 26 November 1945(1945-11-26) (aged 63)
Place of death Brussels, Belgium
Playing position Forward/Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1907 Léopold FC 70 (25)
1907–1911 Beerschot AC 42 (0)
Total 112 (25)
National team
1905 Belgium 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Olympic medal record
Men's football
Representing  Belgium
1900 Paris Team Competition

Eric Thornton (5 July 1883 – 26 November 1945) was a British-born Belgian footballer who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games. In Paris he won a bronze medal as a member of Université de Bruxelles club team.


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