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| Full name | Gary Thornton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 21 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gary Thornton is an English rugby league coach, and currently head coach of Rochdale Hornets. He has previously coached at Hunslet RLFC and Castleford Tigers [3] 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. [4]
Gary was Head Coach at York between 2012 and 2014, and Doncaster R.L.F.C. from June 2015 to May 2017. [5]
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
- ^ "Player Summary: Gary Thornton". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Gary Thornton - Coaching Career". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Thornton joins Castleford staff". BBC Sport. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Thornton accepts Wakefield post". BBC Sport. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Thornton Moves On". Doncaster Rugby League. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.