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]