- Irvine Thornley
Irvine Thornley (born 1883 in
Hayfield ,Derbyshire ) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.Thornley combined football with a career as a
butcher in his hometown ofGlossop . He first played for local clubs Glossop Villa, Glossop St. James, making hisFootball League debut with Glossop North End. In 1904 he moved to Manchester City for £800, making his debut on 9 April, a 2-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion. With a reputation as a controversial character, he was sent off a number of times in his career. He made one appearance for the England national team, a 1-1 draw with Wales on 18 March 1907. Later that year he was one of the players present it the first ever meeting of theProfessional Footballers' Association . In total he made 204 appearances for Manchester City, scoring 93 times.In 1912 he signed for South Shields, and later played for Hamilton Academical.
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*cite book |last=Clayton |first=David |title=Everything under the blue moon: the complete book of Manchester City FC - and more! |publisher=Mainstream publishing |location=Edinburgh |date=2002 |id=ISBN 1-84018-687-9
*cite web | url=http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=973 | title=Irvine Thornley | work=England FC | accessdate=2007-03-04
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