1923 Thornton, Eddie
Biographical Text
Eddie Thornton, who had played with pre-World War One City star Jim 'Daisy' Bell in the United States, appeared for Exeter City's reserves in the Southern League towards the end of the 1923/24 season.
It's not known if he was American by birth but he came with the recommendation of former favourite 'Daisy' Bell who was then forty and combining playing semi-professional football in Michigan with working for General Motors in the Detroit region.
Eddie made his first start for City's reserves at inside-right in the midweek Southern League fixture against Bristol Rovers Reserves on 9 April 1924. A good crowd turned up for the 5.15pm kick-off and watched on as Eddie set up the first goal and scored the second as City won 2-0
Having made a favourable impression, he again scored for the reserves in the 1-1 draw against Torquay United before bringing down the curtain on his brief stay at St James' Park by playing in a friendly against an East Devon League XI.
It's not known if he was American by birth but he came with the recommendation of former favourite 'Daisy' Bell who was then forty and combining playing semi-professional football in Michigan with working for General Motors in the Detroit region.
Eddie made his first start for City's reserves at inside-right in the midweek Southern League fixture against Bristol Rovers Reserves on 9 April 1924. A good crowd turned up for the 5.15pm kick-off and watched on as Eddie set up the first goal and scored the second as City won 2-0
Having made a favourable impression, he again scored for the reserves in the 1-1 draw against Torquay United before bringing down the curtain on his brief stay at St James' Park by playing in a friendly against an East Devon League XI.
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