Iain Thornley

Iain Thornley
Personal information
Born (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Height6 ft 6 in (1.97 m)
Weight17 st 5 lb (110 kg)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–11 Sale Sharks
2011–12 Leeds Carnegie 26 7 0 0 35
Total 26 7 0 0 35
Rugby league
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–15 Wigan Warriors 45 30 0 0 120
2013(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration) S Wales Scorpions 1 0 0 0 0
2013(loan) Leigh Centurions 1 0 0 0 0
2015(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration) Workington Town 4 1 0 0 4
2015(loan) Salford Red Devils 6 3 0 0 12
2016 Hull Kingston Rovers 30 12 0 0 48
2017–18 Catalans Dragons 38 9 0 0 36
2019–21 Leigh Centurions 58 24 0 0 96
2022–23 Wigan Warriors 13 5 0 0 20
2023(loan) Barrow Raiders 1 1 0 0 4
2023(DR) Oldham 1 1 0 0 4
2024 Wakefield Trinity 24 7 0 0 28
2025– Oldham 0 0 0 0 0
Total 222 93 0 0 372
Source:
As of 12 November 2024

Iain Thornley (born 11 September 1991) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a centre and winger for the Oldham RLFC in the RFL Championship.

He previously played for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and on loan from Wigan at the South Wales Scorpions in Championship 1, Leigh and Workington Town in the Championship and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League. Thornley has also played for Hull Kingston Rovers and the Catalans Dragons in the top flight.

Between 2009 and 2012 Thornley played rugby union with the Sale Sharks and Leeds Carnegie.