Alfred Thornton

Alfred Horace Thornton (27 January 1853 – 31 March 1906) was an English amateur footballer who played for England in the first representative international match against Scotland in 1870.

[6] A younger brother, George Walter Thornton, also attended Harrow (from 1869 to 1871); he died at Avranches in Normandy on 2 May 1873.

In March 1870, along with Bowen, he was invited to play for the English XI in a match arranged by C. W. Alcock against a side representing Scotland.

the game progressed until within a quarter of an hour of the time determined for the cessation of play, when the English rashly removing their goalkeeper paid the penalty by witnessing the reduction of their fortress to a long shot by R.E.

[10] England fought back to score through Alfred Baker to salvage a draw a minute from the end of the game.

[15] In the 1881 census, he was shown as living at 51 Thames Street, Clewer, Berkshire; his occupation was "banker".