13 Facts About Sean Thornton

Sean Thornton was born on 18 May 1983 and is an Irish former professional footballer.

Sean Thornton was unable to help Sunderland from being relegated at the end of the season.

Sean Thornton returned to the side in January 2004 and made a further 17 appearances, helping Sunderland to the semifinal of the FA Cup, and the Division One playoff semifinal.

Sean Thornton signed a new one-year contract with Orient in June 2009, with the option of a further year, but was released by Williams' replacement Russell Slade on 9 May 2010 after putting on too much weight.

Sean Thornton became something of a cult hero at Orient, leading to local folk-punk artist Steve White recording and releasing a song in praise of Thornton.

Sean Thornton was signed for another season at Aberystwyth Town.

On 3 January 2014, Sean Thornton agreed to join Welsh Premier League side Bala Town.

On 4 January 2015 Sean Thornton agreed to sign for hometown club Drogheda United in what would be his first experience of playing in the League of Ireland.

Under the guidance of Chairman Robbie McDonnell and manager Stewie Barnett Sean Thornton masterminded promotion to Div 2 for Rathmullen after reproducing arguably some of the best form of his career.

However Sean Thornton never got to play Division 2 football with Rathmullen after a pre season of upheaval seen the club go into administration before the new season began.

Sean Thornton again found himself as a free agent and with the transfer window opening on 1 June 2019 he had the opportunity to sign for any NEFL club.

Sean Thornton opted to sign for Moneymore in the NEFL Div 3.

Sean Thornton represented the Republic of Ireland Under-16 team at the 2000 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship and the Under-19 team at the 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.