Steve Thornber

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Steve Thornber
Personal information
Full name Stephen John Thornber
Date of birth (1965-10-11) 11 October 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Dewsbury, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1988 Halifax Town 104 (4)
1988–1992 Swansea City 117 (6)
1992–1993 Blackpool 24 (0)
1993–1996 Scunthorpe United 77 (7)
1997–1998 Bradford Park Avenue ? (?)
Total322(17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen John Thornber (born 11 October 1965) is an English former professional footballer and current youth team manager of Bradford City. [2]

Thornber, a midfielder, began his career as a junior with Halifax Town in 1983. He remained with the Shaymen for five years, making 104 league appearances and scoring four goals.

In 1988, he moved to Swansea City in a £10,000 deal. In three years at the Welsh club he made 117 appearances, scoring six goals.

His next move, in 1992, was to Blackpool, then managed by Billy Ayre, a former teammate and manager of Thornber during his time at Halifax. After a year and just under a quarter-century of appearances at Bloomfield Road, he joined Scunthorpe United on a free transfer.

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References

  1. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 182. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ↑ "Thornber appointed new youth team boss". Bradford City A.F.C. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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