Researching Scott Thornton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 15057 people with the Thornton surname? In that year Thornton was ranked number 257 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Scott means "a Scotsman" and is of English origin.
Records of Scott Thornton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Scott Thornton and the Thornton Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 17574 people with the Thornton surname in the UK? Thornton is now ranked number 309 for popularity in the UK. |
Thornton Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 94186 people with the Thornton surname in the USA? Thornton is ranked number 126 for popularity in the USA. |
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Scott Thornton (footballer)
Scott Thornton (born 11 September 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played mainly as a defender for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) between 2002 and 2009.
After being selected with the 66th selection in the 2000 AFL Draft he made his AFL debut in 2002, playing just a single game that year. Apart from in 2005, when he played in all 22 games, injuries, illness (Crohn's disease) and poor form restricted him to just 66 games in his other seven seasons. At the end of the 2008 season Thornton re-signed with Fremantle for another two seasons.
When not selected for Fremantle, Thornton has played 69 games for South Fremantle in the WAFL, including three grand finals, their premiership victory in 2009 and losses in 2001 and 2006.
Thornton announced his retirement during the 2010 season after breaking his leg whilst playing for South Fremantle, having not played a game for Fremantle since Round 18, 2009.
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