Thornton made his first grade debut in Round 6 1929 against University at Marrickville Oval. Newtown would go on to reach the 1929 grand final against South Sydney but Thornton was not selected to play in the game.
In 1930, Thornton was selected to play for Metropolis, the earlier version of what is now known as the NSW City team.
In 1933, Thornton played for Newtown in the 1933 NSWRL grand final against St George at the Sydney Sports Ground. Newtown would win the match 18-5 claiming its second premiership.
Thornton played on in 1934 with Newtown before retiring at the end of the season.[2][3]
References
^Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Jack Thornton - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
^"Newtown Jets - 1908-2008 - A centenary of rugby league". www.newtownjets.com.
^Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN1875169571
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jack, thornton, rugby, league, jack, thornton, 1909, 1983, australian, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1920s, 1930s, newtown, nswrl, competition, jack, thorntonpersonal, informationfull, namejohn, thorntonborn1909sydney, south, wales, australiadied7, octobe. Jack Thornton 1909 1983 was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s for Newtown in the NSWRL competition Jack ThorntonPersonal informationFull nameJohn ThorntonBorn1909Sydney New South Wales AustraliaDied7 October 1983 aged 73 74 Wollstonecraft New South WalesPlaying informationPositionProp Lock Second rowClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1929 34 Newtown 51 12 0 0 36RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1930 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0Source 1 Playing career EditThornton made his first grade debut in Round 6 1929 against University at Marrickville Oval Newtown would go on to reach the 1929 grand final against South Sydney but Thornton was not selected to play in the game In 1930 Thornton was selected to play for Metropolis the earlier version of what is now known as the NSW City team In 1933 Thornton played for Newtown in the 1933 NSWRL grand final against St George at the Sydney Sports Ground Newtown would win the match 18 5 claiming its second premiership Thornton played on in 1934 with Newtown before retiring at the end of the season 2 3 References Edit Ferguson Shawn Dollin and Andrew Jack Thornton Career Stats amp Summary Rugby League Project Rugbyleagueproject org Retrieved 14 March 2019 Newtown Jets 1908 2008 A centenary of rugby league www newtownjets com Alan Whiticker Glen Hudson The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players 1995 edition ISBN 1875169571External links Edit This rugby league football biography relating to an Australian born in the 1900s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Thornton rugby league amp oldid 1104598286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
