Worthington started scouting at Halifax Town, after they went into administration in 2002 he joined Neil Thompson at Boston United before being hired by Sam Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers in 2003.
He was hired by Chelsea in 2007 before working in Portugal and Spain for Hull City's former manager Phil Brown.
[6] He then rejoined Allardyce, watching matches in the Spanish and French leagues to identify potential signings for Blackburn Rovers.
[6] Worthington was crucial to some of Allardyce's signings, spotting Abdoulaye Faye on loan at French side Istres for whom Bolton Wanderers paid £750,000 and later sold for £2 million.
"[6] Worthington lives in Spain as of August 2012, working as an international scout for Premier League side Sunderland.