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.[2]
Gary was Head Coach at York between 2012 and 2014, and Doncaster R.L.F.C. from June 2015 to May 2017.[3]
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
^"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.
gary, thornton, english, rugby, league, coach, previously, coached, hunslet, rlfc, castleford, tigers, u20s, academy, side, from, 2009, 2012, personal, informationfull, nameborn1963, playing, informationpositionwingclubyears, team, p1986, wakefield, trinity, 1. Gary Thornton is an English rugby league coach who has previously coached at Hunslet RLFC and Castleford Tigers 1 U20s academy side from 2009 to 2012 Gary ThorntonPersonal informationFull nameGary ThorntonBorn1963 age 59 60 Playing informationPositionWingClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1986 90 Wakefield Trinity 18 3 0 0 121988 loan Batley 0 01990 02 Batley 215 79 0 0 316Total 233 82 0 0 328Coaching informationClubYears Team Gms W D L W 2003 09 Batley Bulldogs 0 0 0 02012 14 York City Knights 0 0 0 02015 17 Doncaster RLFC 0 0 0 02018 21 Hunslet RLFC 0 0 0 02023 Rochdale Hornets 3 1 0 2 33Total 3 1 0 2 33As of 19 March 2023in September 2022 he was announced as head coach of Rochdale Hornets Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career EditAs 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 EditGary 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 2 Gary was Head Coach at York between 2012 and 2014 and Doncaster R L F C from June 2015 to May 2017 3 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 YorkReferences Edit 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 Sporting positionsPreceded byMatt Calland 2019 2022 Coach Rochdale Hornets2023 present Succeeded byIncumbentPreceded byJames Coyle 2016 2017 Coach Hunslet RLFC2018 2021 Succeeded byMark Cass 2021Preceded byPaul Cooke 2012 2015 Coach Doncaster RLFC2015 2017 Succeeded byRichard Horne 2017 presentPreceded byChris Thorman 2012 Coach York City Knights2012 2014 Succeeded byJames Ford 2015 presentPreceded byPaul Storey 2001 2003 Coach Batley Bulldogs2003 2009 Succeeded byKarl Harrison 2009 2011External links EditHunslet profile Top accolade for skipper Webster Bulldog Maloney wins cup accolade Batley await Challenge Cup fate Coach Harrison commits to Batley Thornton accepts Wakefield post Batley defy the odds Harrison Thornton joins Castleford staff Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gary Thornton amp oldid 1145554931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
