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 32)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Basford United
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)
2014–2016 Shaw Lane Aquaforce
2016–2017 Gainsborough Trinity 5 (1)
2017– Basford United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Matthew Mark Thornhill (born 11 October 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League side Basford United. He has previously played for Nottingham Forest, Brighton & Hove Albion, Cheltenham Town, Hibernian, Buxton, Shaw Lane Aquaforce and Gainsborough Trinity. His career has been disrupted by a medial knee ligament injury.

Career[]

Nottingham Forest[]

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.[2] He made his League debut five days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kris Commons against Swansea City.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] After making seven appearances for Brighton, Thornhill returned to Nottingham Forest in December.[7] Thornhill then joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan deal in January 2010.[8] His debut for Cheltenham came against Rochdale, and shortly after that his loan deal was extended to the end of the season.[9]

Thornhill was released by Forest in January 2011, with manager Billy Davies alluding to "good young players here who need to move on; who need to go and have a fresh start".[10]

Hibernian[]

On 21 January 2011, Thornhill agreed a deal to sign for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian until the summer of 2013, subject to a medical.[11] Hibernian confirmed the transfer a few days later, assigning the player squad number 26.[12] His 2010–11 season was ended prematurely by a medial knee ligament injury.[13] Thornhill was released from his contract in January 2012.[14] He had made just 15 appearances for Hibs in his year with the club.[14]

Into the National League System[]

Thornhill signed for Northern Premier League club Buxton in November 2012.[15]

He signed for Shaw Lane Aquaforce, then of the Northern Counties East Football League, in July 2014.[16] He won promotion with the team to the Northern Premier League Division One South at the end of the 2014–15 season. Thornhill was club captain at Aqauaforce the following season as they reached the play-off final, which the Barnsley club lost to Coalville Town.[10]

On 6 June 2016 Thornhill signed a one-year contract with National League North side Gainsborough Trinity.

On 11 March 2017 Thornhill signed for Northern Premier League side Basford United.

Career statistics[]

[17]

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
  • League One Runner-up: 2008

References[]

  1. ^ "Nottingham Forest midfielder Matt Thornhill agrees Partner: Jennifer terms with Hibs". Daily Record. Glasgow: Trinity Mirror. 21 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Chester 0 – 0 (aet) Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Swansea 0-0 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Nottm Forest 4-0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ CC's Pledge To Youngsters | Nottingham Forest | News | Latest News | Latest News Archived 23 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Forest Set to Clinch Lynch Deal". BBC Sport. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  7. ^ "Forest duo leave Albion". The Argus. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  8. ^ "Forest midfielder joins Cheltenham Town". ctfc.com. Cheltenham Town F.C. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Matt Thornhill of Nottingham Forest stays at Cheltenham". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Taylor, Paul (8 June 2016). "Matt Thornhill – Nottingham Forest's rising star who never fulfilled his potential". nottinghampost.com. Nottingham Post. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Hibs agree deal with Nottingham Forest's Matt Thornhill". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  12. ^ "Irish Defender Signs on Loan". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian F.C. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  13. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (14 April 2011). "Matt Thornhill misses run-in with Hibs through injury". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hibernian part company with Matt Thornhill and Victor Palsson". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  15. ^ Watters, David (16 November 2012). "Bucks lifeline for Hibs star". evostikleague.pitchero.com. Northern Premier League. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  16. ^ Grayson, James (2 July 2014). "Shaw Lane Aquaforce sign former Football League midfielder". nonleagueyorkshire.com. Non League Yorkshire. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  17. ^ "Nottingham Forest FC".

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