Tom Thornton (footballer)

Thomas Thornton (1885 – 1951) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.

[1] Thornton was born in Birmingham and played amateur football with Kingstanding Swifts before joining Crewe Alexandra.

[1] After an unsuccessful spell in Crewe, Baxter joined Stoke and played 20 times for the "Potters" scoring once during the 1910–11 season.

[1] He later played for Newport County.

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