Ben Thornley (born April 21, 1975) is a football player from Bury, England, United Kingdom, who has played for the English national under-21 team. ^[1] He is most widely known for his career as a youth and reserve team player at Manchester United F.C., from Manchester, where he played the position right-wing from 1992 to 1998, but he has also served in the position of forward, and with several other teams. At one point in time, he seriously injured his knee. ^[2] Thornley played 127 games with The Terriers, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, scoring eight goals. He has played for Stockport County F.C., from Stockport, Cheshire, and Aberdeen F.C., from Aberdeen, Scotland, ^[3] and now plays for Salford City F.C..^[2] Thornley has a younger brother, named Rod, who currently plays for Manchester United. April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Statistics Population: 60,718 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD805105 Administration Metropolitan borough: Bury Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Ambulance service: North West Post office and... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Englands national under-21 team, also known as England under-21s or England U-21s, is a rank below the England national football team and one above the Under-20s, with players aged 21 and under allowed to represent this side. ... Manchester United Football Club is a world famous English football team. ... The City of Manchester is a major city and metropolitan borough in the North of England, historically notable for its central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... In football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Huddersfield Town Football Club are an English football club based in Huddersfield, in the Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, who are currently playing in Coca-Cola League One. ... Huddersfield is a large town near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... Stockport County Football Club are an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, currently playing in League Two, after dramatically avoiding relegation to the Conference in the 2005-06 season. ... Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester in England, traditionally within the county of Cheshire. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester) [1] is a... Aberdeen Football Club is a football team from Scotland, who compete in the Scottish Premier League. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... Salford City F.C. is a football club based in Manchester, England. ... Rod Thornley (born 2 April 1977, Bury) Rod plays his football in the Nationwide Conference as a striker for Altrincham F.C.. His is also assistant masseur for Manchester United and is also masseur for the England national team, which on occasion causes him to miss matches for Altrincham. ...

References

1. ^ Soccernet.com profile
2. ^ ^a b "Salford sign Ben Thornley", Salford Advertiser, 2006-01-19. Retrieved on 2006-10-03.
3. ^ SportStats profile