Born in nearby Dewsbury,[1] Worthington began playing for Huddersfield Town at the age of nine, eventually moving through the club's youth academy and into the first team.
Another other low point was that through injury he missed Huddersfield Town's high-profile FA Cup tie against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in 2008.
After being out of new manager Lee Clark's plans, Worthington moved on loan to Yeovil Town on 30 January 2009.
However, it was revealed on 17 April, that manager Lee Clark did not see Worthington in his future plans and said he was not going to offer him a new contract.
[9] Worthington was played in a more attacking role at Halifax than he had been used to previously in his career, but he had great success including two goals against Abbey Hey in the FA Cup in a 6–0 victory.
[10] After retiring from playing at the end of the 2014–15 season, Worthington returned to Huddersfield Town as academy physio.
[11] Having spent four years as a physio in the Huddersfield academy, in June 2019 Worthington was appointed the club's new under-17 coach.