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Gary Thornton
Personal information
Full nameGary Thornton
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1986–90 Wakefield Trinity 18 3 0 0 12
1990 Batley 215 79 0 0 316
Total 233 82 0 0 328
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2003–09 Batley Bulldogs 0 0 0 0
2012–14 York City Knights 0 0 0 0
2015–17 Doncaster RLFC 0 0 0 0
2018–21 Hunslet RLFC 0 0 0 0
2023– Rochdale Hornets 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0
As of 22 Sep 2022


Gary Thornton is an English rugby league coach, who has previously coached at Hunslet RLFC and Castleford Tigers[1] U20s academy side from 2009 to 2012.

in September 2022, he was announced as head-coach of Rochdale Hornets.

Playing career

As a player, he spent 4 seasons at Wakefield Trinity before joining Batley in 1990, after initially having a loan spell at 'The Mount' in the 1988-89 season. He went on to make 215 appearances for the club scoring 79 tries.

Coaching career

Gary spent five and a half years as head coach at Batley from October 2003-April 2009(the longest serving Championship coach at the time), and also spent time as U21s coach at Wakefield Trinity.[2]

Gary was Head Coach at York between 2012 and 2014, and Doncaster R.L.F.C. from June 2015 to May 2017.[3]

Has won the coach of the year award in respective Championship divisions: 2006 - National League 1 (Now the Championship) Coach of the Year - Batley 2014 - Championship 1 Coach of the Year - York

References

  1. ^ "Thornton joins Castleford staff". BBC Sport. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Thornton accepts Wakefield post". BBC Sport. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Thornton Moves On". Doncaster Rugby League. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Matt Calland
2019–2022
Coach

Rochdale Hornets

2023-present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
James Coyle
2016–2017
Coach

Hunslet RLFC

2018-2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Paul Cooke
2012–2015
Coach

Doncaster RLFC

2015-2017
Succeeded by
Richard Horne
2017-present
Preceded by Coach

York City Knights

2012-2014
Succeeded by
James Ford
2015-present
Preceded by
Paul Storey
2001-2003
Coach

Batley Bulldogs

2003-2009
Succeeded by
Karl Harrison
2009-2011