Back إريك ثورنتون Arabic اريك ثورنتون ARZ Eric Thornton Catalan Eric Thornton German اریک تورنتون Persian Eric Thornton Finnish Eric Thornton French Eric Thornton Italian Ēriks Torntons Latvian/Lettish Eric Thornton NB
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eric Peter Hypolithe Thornton | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1882 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Worthing, England | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 November 1945 (aged 63) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1897–1907 | Léopold FC | 70 | (25) | |||||||||||
| 1907–1911 | Beerschot AC | 42 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 112 | (25) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1905 | Belgium | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Eric Thornton (5 July 1882 – 26 November 1945) was a footballer who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games, where he won a bronze medal as a member of a mixed team representing Belgium that was mostly made up of students from the Université de Bruxelles.[1] Born in England, he represented the Belgium national team in two official matches in 1905.[2]
- ^ "Eric Thornton". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Eric Thornton, international footballer". eu-football.info. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2024.