Andy Thorn

Date of birth12 November 1966
Place of birthCarshalton
NationalityEnglish
Weight72 kg
Height1.83 m
PositionDefender/Centre back

Thorn joined Newcastle for a fee of £850,000 to equal the club record set by his former Wimbledon colleague Dave Beasant. Although performing adequately on Tyneside, a change of manager soon saw the big centre-back move back to London.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Wimbledon 01 Nov 1984 01 Aug 1988
Newcastle United 01 Aug 1988 01 Dec 1989
Crystal Palace 01 Dec 1989 01 Oct 1994
Wimbledon 01 Oct 1994 01 Sep 1996

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1987-88 Wimbledon FA Cup 1
1988-89 Newcastle United League Cup 2
1988-89 Newcastle United League Division One 26
1
1989-90 Crystal Palace FA Cup 3
1989-90 Crystal Palace League Division One 1
1989-90 Newcastle United League Cup 2
1
1989-90 Newcastle United League Division Two 10
1
1992-93 Crystal Palace League Cup 3
1
1992-93 Crystal Palace Premier League 34
1
4
1
1994-95 Wimbledon FA Cup 3
1994-95 Wimbledon League Cup 1
1994-95 Wimbledon Premier League 22
1
1
4
1
1995-96 Wimbledon League Cup 1
1995-96 Wimbledon Premier League 11
3
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
14 May 1988 Wimbledon v Liverpool W 1-0 FA Cup Final
08 Oct 1994 Wimbledon v Arsenal L 1-3 Premier League
17 Oct 1994 Nottingham Forest v Wimbledon L 3-1 Premier League
25 Oct 1994 Wimbledon v Crystal Palace L 0-1 League Cup 3rd round
30 Oct 1994 Wimbledon v Norwich City W 1-0 Premier League
05 Nov 1994 Leeds United v Wimbledon L 3-1 Premier League
09 Nov 1994 Wimbledon v Aston Villa W 4-3 Premier League
19 Nov 1994 Wimbledon v Newcastle United W 3-2 Premier League
26 Nov 1994 Manchester City v Wimbledon L 2-0 Premier League
03 Dec 1994 Wimbledon v Blackburn Rovers L 0-3 Premier League
10 Dec 1994 Wimbledon v Coventry City W 2-0 Premier League
16 Dec 1994 Ipswich Town v Wimbledon D 2-2 Premier League
26 Dec 1994 Southampton v Wimbledon W 2-3 Premier League
28 Dec 1994 Wimbledon v West Ham United W 1-0 Premier League
31 Dec 1994 Chelsea v Wimbledon D 1-1 Premier League
07 Jan 1995 Wimbledon v Colchester United W 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
25 Jan 1995 Newcastle United v Wimbledon L 2-1 Premier League
29 Jan 1995 Tranmere Rovers v Wimbledon W 0-2 FA Cup 4th round
04 Feb 1995 Wimbledon v Leeds United D 0-0 Premier League
11 Feb 1995 Aston Villa v Wimbledon L 7-1 Premier League
25 Feb 1995 Tottenham Hotspur v Wimbledon W 1-2 Premier League
28 Feb 1995 Wimbledon v Liverpool L 0-2 FA Cup 5th round replay
21 Mar 1995 Wimbledon v Manchester City W 2-0 Premier League
01 Apr 1995 Leicester City v Wimbledon W 3-4 Premier League
10 Apr 1995 Wimbledon v Chelsea D 1-1 Premier League
13 Apr 1995 West Ham United v Wimbledon L 3-0 Premier League
17 Apr 1995 Wimbledon v Southampton L 0-2 Premier League
29 Apr 1995 Everton v Wimbledon D 0-0 Premier League
19 Aug 1995 Wimbledon v Bolton Wanderers W 3-2 Premier League
23 Aug 1995 Queens Park Rangers v Wimbledon W 0-3 Premier League
26 Aug 1995 Manchester United v Wimbledon L 3-1 Premier League
30 Aug 1995 Wimbledon v Sheffield Wednesday D 2-2 Premier League
09 Sep 1995 Wimbledon v Liverpool W 1-0 Premier League
30 Sep 1995 Tottenham Hotspur v Wimbledon L 3-1 Premier League
03 Oct 1995 Charlton Athletic v Wimbledon D 3-3
Agg: 8-7
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
16 Oct 1995 Wimbledon v West Ham United L 0-1 Premier League
06 Nov 1995 Nottingham Forest v Wimbledon L 4-1 Premier League
18 Nov 1995 Wimbledon v Middlesbrough D 0-0 Premier League
22 Nov 1995 Manchester City v Wimbledon L 1-0 Premier League
25 Nov 1995 Coventry City v Wimbledon D 3-3 Premier League
10 Feb 1996 Sheffield Wednesday v Wimbledon L 2-1 Premier League
13 Mar 1996 Liverpool v Wimbledon D 2-2 Premier League
16 Mar 1996 Wimbledon v Arsenal L 0-3 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1987-88 England UEFA Under-21 3
1987-88 England Under-21 1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
08 Sep 1987 Germany v England L 2-0 Under-21
10 Nov 1987 Yugoslavia v England W 1-5 UEFA Under-21 Group 4
22 Mar 1988 England v Scotland W 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
13 Apr 1988 France v England L 4-2 UEFA Under-21 Semi-final
28 May 1988 Switzerland v England D 1-1 Under-21


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.