For other people with the same name, see William Thornton (disambiguation).
Willie Thornton
Personal information
Full name
Willam Thornton
Date of birth
(1920-03-03)3 March 1920
Place of birth
Winchburgh, Scotland
Date of death
26 August 1991(1991-08-26) (aged 71)
Position(s)
Striker
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1936–1954
Rangers
219
(138)
International career
1946–1952
Scotland
8
(1)
1949
Scottish Football League XI[1]
1
(0)
Managerial career
1954–1959
Dundee
1959–1968
Partick Thistle
1969
Rangers (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
William Thornton MM (3 March 1920 – 26 August 1991) was a Scottish footballer and manager. Thornton's entire senior playing career was spent with Rangers, and Thornton is considered to be one of the greatest players in the club's history.
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