Steve Thornber | |
Fullname: | Stephen John Thornber |
Birth Date: | 11 October 1965 |
Birth Place: | Dewsbury, England |
Height: | 5 ft 9 in[1] |
Years1: | 1983–1988 |
Years2: | 1988–1992 |
Years3: | 1992–1993 |
Years4: | 1993–1996 |
Years5: | 1997–1998 |
Caps1: | 104 |
Caps2: | 117 |
Caps3: | 24 |
Caps4: | 77 |
Caps5: | ? |
Totalcaps: | 322 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Goals2: | 6 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Goals4: | 7 |
Goals5: | ? |
Totalgoals: | 17 |
Stephen John Thornber (born 11 October 1965) is an English former professional footballer and current youth team manager of Bradford City.[2]
Thornber, a midfielder, began his career as a junior with Halifax Town in 1983. He remained with the Shaymen for five years, making 104 league appearances and scoring four goals.
In 1988, he moved to Swansea City in a £10,000 deal. In three years at the Welsh club he made 117 appearances, scoring six goals.
His next move, in 1992, was to Blackpool, then managed by Billy Ayre, a former teammate and manager of Thornber during his time at Halifax. After a year and just under a quarter-century of appearances at Bloomfield Road, he joined Scunthorpe United on a free transfer.