Noel Thornton (3 June 1943 − 11 January 2018) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and later became a coach in the 1970s.
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| Full name | Noel Francis James Thornton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 September 1938 Warwick, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 January 2018 (aged 74) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editThornton's career started at Western Suburbs, and he played two seasons with them between 1965 and 1966. Thornton played hooker during his career. He also played for Cronulla-Sutherland for two seasons between 1968 and 1969, and went on to coach the club for the 1974 NSWRFL season.[1][2]
References
edit- ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ↑ "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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