Matt Thornhill

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Matt Thornhill
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Thornhill playing for Nottingham Forest
Personal information
Full name Matthew Mark Thornhill
Date of birth (1988-10-11) 11 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
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Position(s) Attacking midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 Shaw Lane Aquaforce
Youth career
Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Nottingham Forest 38 (5)
2009 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 7 (0)
2010 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 17 (3)
2011–2012 Hibernian 14 (0)
2012–2014 Buxton 27 (7)
2014– Shaw Lane Aquaforce
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Mark Thornhill (born 11 October 1988) is an English footballer currently playing for Shaw Lane Aquaforce. He has previously played for Nottingham Forest, Brighton & Hove Albion, Cheltenham Town, Hibernian and Buxton. His career has been disrupted by a medial knee ligament injury.

Career

Thornhill made his professional debut for Nottingham Forest as a substitute at Chester City in the first round of the League Cup, which Forest won 4–2 on penalties after the game finished goalless after normal and extra time. He made his League debut five days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kris Commons. On 12 January 2008, the youngster came on as a late substitute against Leyton Orient to score his first professional goal for The Reds, the last of Forest's goals in a 4–0 victory.

Thornhill started his first Forest game when he stepped in at the last minute to replace Chris Cohen in the heart of midfield. He has since been battling for a midfield spot, scoring his second goal of the season in a 1–1 draw at Southend. He helped The Reds finish second in the 2007–08 season in League One, gaining promotion to the Championship. With The Reds gaining promotion, manager Colin Calderwood commented that Thornhill would be given the chance to impress the following season.[2]

On 21 July 2009, Thornhill joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan as part of the transfer deal which saw Joel Lynch join Nottingham Forest.[3] After making seven appearances for Brighton, Thornhill returned to Nottingham Forest in December.[4] Thornhill then joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan deal in January 2010.[5]

On 21 January 2011, Thornhill agreed a deal to sign for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian, subject to a medical.[6] Hibernian confirmed the transfer a few days later.[7] His 2010–11 season was ended prematurely by a medial knee ligament injury.[8] Thornhill was released from his contract in January 2012.[9] He had made just 15 appearances for Hibs in his year with the club.[9]

Thornhill signed for Northern Premier League club Buxton in November 2012.[10]

He signed for Shaw Lane Aquaforce, then of the Northern Counties East Football League, in July 2014.[11] He won promotion with the team to the Northern Premier League Division One South at the end of the 2014–15 season.

Career statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Total
2007–08 Nottingham Forest League One 14 2 1 0 1 0 16 2
2008–09 Championship 24 3 2 0 2 0 28 3
2009–10 Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) League One 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) League Two 17 3 0 0 0 0 17 3
2010–11 Nottingham Forest Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Total England 62 8 3 0 5 1 70 9
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
2010–11 Hibernian SPL 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2011–12 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
Total Scotland 14 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
Career total 76 8 3 0 6 1 85 9

Honours

Nottingham Forest

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2011/01/21/nottingham-forest-midfielder-matt-thornhill-agrees-terms-with-hibs-86908-22865631/
  2. ↑ CC's Pledge To Youngsters | Nottingham Forest | News | Latest News | Latest News
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  12. ↑ http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10308~41115,00.html
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