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{{short description|English footballer}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|11|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Nottingham]], England
| birth_place = [[Nottingham]], England
| height = {{height|m=1.85}}
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| currentclub = Shaw Lane Aquaforce
| currentclub = [[Basford United F.C.|Basford United]]
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| position = [[Attacking midfielder]]<ref>http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2011/01/21/nottingham-forest-midfielder-matt-thornhill-agrees-terms-with-hibs-86908-22865631/</ref>
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2011/01/21/nottingham-forest-midfielder-matt-thornhill-agrees-terms-with-hibs-86908-22865631/|date=21 January 2011|work=Daily Record|title=Nottingham Forest midfielder Matt Thornhill agrees Partner: Jennifer terms with Hibs|location=Glasgow}}</ref>
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
| years1 = 2006–2011 | caps1 = 38 | goals1 = 5 | clubs1 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
| years1 = 2006–2011 | caps1 = 38 | goals1 = 5 | clubs1 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
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| years4 = 2011–2012 | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
| years4 = 2011–2012 | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
| years5 = 2012–2014 | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 7 | clubs5 = [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]]
| years5 = 2012–2014 | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 7 | clubs5 = [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]]
| years6 = 2014– | caps6 = | goals6 = | clubs6 = [[Shaw Lane Aquaforce F.C.|Shaw Lane Aquaforce]]
| years6 = 2014–2016 | caps6 = | goals6 = | clubs6 = [[Shaw Lane Aquaforce F.C.|Shaw Lane Aquaforce]]
| years7 = 2016–2017 | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 1 | clubs7 = [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]]
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'''Matthew Mark Thornhill''' (born 11 October 1988) is an English [[Association football|footballer]] currently playing for [[Shaw Lane Aquaforce F.C.|Shaw Lane Aquaforce]]. He has previously played for [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]], [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]], [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] and [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]]. His career has been disrupted by a [[Medial collateral ligament|medial knee ligament]] injury.
'''Matthew Mark Thornhill''' (born 11 October 1988) is an English [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Northern Premier League]] side [[Basford United F.C.|Basford United]]. He has previously played for [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]], [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]], [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]], [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]], [[Shaw Lane Aquaforce F.C.|Shaw Lane Aquaforce]] and [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]]. His career has been disrupted by a [[Medial collateral ligament|medial knee ligament]] injury.


==Career==
==Career==
===Nottingham Forest===
Thornhill made his professional debut for [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] as a substitute at [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] in the first round of the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]], which Forest won 4–2 on penalties after the game finished goalless after normal and extra time. He made his [[The Football League|League]] debut five days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for [[Kris Commons]]. On 12 January 2008, the youngster came on as a late substitute against [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] to score his first professional goal for The Reds, the last of Forest's goals in a 4–0 victory.
Thornhill made his professional debut for [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] as a substitute at [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] in the first round of the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]], which Forest won 4–2 on penalties after the game finished goalless after normal and extra time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chester 0 – 0 (aet) Nottingham Forest|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6941840.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 August 2007|accessdate=17 August 2015}}</ref> He made his [[English Football League|League]] debut five days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for [[Kris Commons]] against [[Swansea City]].<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6941785.stm
|title=Swansea 0-0 Nottm Forest
|publisher=BBC Sport
|date=18 August 2007 |accessdate=31 October 2020}}</ref> On 12 January 2008, the youngster came on as a late substitute against [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] to score his first professional goal for The Reds, the last of Forest's goals in a 4–0 victory.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7172846.stm
|title=Nottm Forest 4-0 Leyton Orient
|publisher=BBC Sport
|date=11 January 2008 |accessdate=31 October 2020}}</ref>


Thornhill started his first Forest game when he stepped in at the last minute to replace [[Chris Cohen]] in the heart of midfield. He has since been battling for a midfield spot, scoring his second goal of the season in a 1–1 draw at [[Southend United F.C.|Southend]]. He helped The Reds finish second in the [[Nottingham Forest F.C. season 2007-08|2007–08 season]] in [[Football League One|League One]], gaining promotion to the [[Football League Championship|Championship]]. With The Reds gaining promotion, manager [[Colin Calderwood]] commented that Thornhill would be given the chance to impress the following season.<ref>[http://www.nottinghamforest.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10308~1323900,00.html CC's Pledge To Youngsters | Nottingham Forest | News | Latest News | Latest News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Thornhill started his first Forest game when he stepped in at the last minute to replace [[Chris Cohen (footballer)|Chris Cohen]] in the heart of midfield. He has since been battling for a midfield spot, scoring his second goal of the season in a 1–1 draw at [[Southend United F.C.|Southend]]. He helped The Reds finish second in the [[2007–08 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2007–08 season]] in [[EFL League One|League One]], gaining promotion to the [[EFL Championship|Championship]]. With The Reds gaining promotion, manager [[Colin Calderwood]] commented that Thornhill would be given the chance to impress the following season.<ref>[http://www.nottinghamforest.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10308~1323900,00.html CC's Pledge To Youngsters | Nottingham Forest | News | Latest News | Latest News<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023231631/http://www.nottinghamforest.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10308~1323900%2C00.html |date=23 October 2008 }}</ref>


On 21 July 2009, Thornhill joined [[Football League One|League One]] side [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] on loan as part of the transfer deal which saw [[Joel Lynch]] join [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/8161636.stm|title=Forest Set to Clinch Lynch Deal|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=21 July 2009|accessdate=21 July 2009}}</ref> After making seven appearances for Brighton, Thornhill returned to Nottingham Forest in December.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/argusgeneralsportsnews/4770843.Forest_duo_leave_Albion/|title=Forest duo leave Albion|work=The Argus|date=2 December 2009|accessdate=2 December 2009}}</ref> Thornhill then joined [[Football League Two|League Two]] side [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] on a one-month loan deal in January 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ctfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~1939361,00.html|title=Forest midfielder joins Cheltenham Town|publisher=Cheltenham Town F.C.}}</ref>
On 21 July 2009, Thornhill joined [[EFL League One|League One]] side [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] on loan as part of the transfer deal which saw [[Joel Lynch]] join [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/8161636.stm|title=Forest Set to Clinch Lynch Deal|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 July 2009|accessdate=21 July 2009}}</ref> After making seven appearances for Brighton, Thornhill returned to Nottingham Forest in December.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/argusgeneralsportsnews/4770843.Forest_duo_leave_Albion/|title=Forest duo leave Albion|work=The Argus|date=2 December 2009|accessdate=2 December 2009}}</ref> Thornhill then joined [[EFL League Two|League Two]] side [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] on a one-month loan deal in January 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ctfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~1939361,00.html |title=Forest midfielder joins Cheltenham Town |publisher=Cheltenham Town F.C. |work=ctfc.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124092427/http://www.ctfc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10434~1939361%2C00.html |archivedate=24 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His debut for Cheltenham came against [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]], and shortly after that his loan deal was extended to the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|date=1 February 2010|title=Matt Thornhill of Nottingham Forest stays at Cheltenham|accessdate=11 June 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/8492309.stm}}</ref>


Thornhill was released by Forest in January 2011, with manager [[Billy Davies]] alluding to "good young players here who need to move on; who need to go and have a fresh start".<ref name = "Post">{{cite news|title=Matt Thornhill – Nottingham Forest's rising star who never fulfilled his potential|first=Paul|last=Taylor|accessdate=11 June 2016|date=8 June 2016|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/Matt-Thornhill-Nottingham-Forest-s-rising-star/story-29375427-detail/story.html|work=Nottingham Post}}</ref>
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On 21 January 2011, Thornhill agreed a deal to sign for [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]], subject to a medical.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/9369624.stm|title=Hibs agree deal with Nottingham Forest's Matt Thornhill|publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport|date=21 January 2011|accessdate=21 January 2011}}</ref> Hibernian confirmed the transfer a few days later.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20110125/irish-defender-signs-on-loan_2262950_2276355|title=Irish Defender Signs on Loan|publisher=Hibernian F.C.|date=25 January 2011|accessdate=25 January 2011}}</ref> His 2010–11 season was ended prematurely by a [[Medial collateral ligament|medial knee ligament]] injury.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13086574.stm|title=Matt Thornhill misses run-in with Hibs through injury|first=Brian|last=McLauchlin|publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport|date=14 April 2011|accessdate=14 April 2011}}</ref> Thornhill was released from his contract in January 2012.<ref name = "hibs release"/> He had made just 15 appearances for Hibs in his year with the club.<ref name = "hibs release">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16499168.stm|title=Hibernian part company with Matt Thornhill and Victor Palsson|publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport|date=12 January 2012|accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref>


===Hibernian===
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Thornhill signed for [[Northern Premier League]] club [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]] in November 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://evostikleague.pitchero.com/bucks-lifeline-for-hibs-star-11609/ |first=David |last=Watters |date=16 November 2012 |accessdate=16 November 2012 |title=Bucks lifeline for Hibs star |work= |publisher=Northern Premier League}}</ref>
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On 21 January 2011, Thornhill agreed a deal to sign for [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] until the summer of 2013, subject to a medical.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/9369624.stm|title=Hibs agree deal with Nottingham Forest's Matt Thornhill|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 January 2011|accessdate=21 January 2011}}</ref> Hibernian confirmed the transfer a few days later, assigning the player squad number 26.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20110125/irish-defender-signs-on-loan_2262950_2276355|title=Irish Defender Signs on Loan|work=hibernianfc.co.uk|publisher=Hibernian F.C.|date=25 January 2011|accessdate=25 January 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128225207/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20110125/irish-defender-signs-on-loan_2262950_2276355|archivedate=28 January 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> His 2010–11 season was ended prematurely by a [[Medial collateral ligament|medial knee ligament]] injury.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13086574.stm|title=Matt Thornhill misses run-in with Hibs through injury|first=Brian|last=McLauchlin|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 April 2011|accessdate=14 April 2011}}</ref> Thornhill was released from his contract in January 2012.<ref name = "hibs release"/> He had made just 15 appearances for Hibs in his year with the club.<ref name = "hibs release">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16499168.stm|title=Hibernian part company with Matt Thornhill and Victor Palsson|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 January 2012|accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref>


===Into the National League System===
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He signed for [[Shaw Lane Aquaforce F.C.|Shaw Lane Aquaforce]], then of the [[Northern Counties East Football League]], in July 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nonleagueyorkshire.com/2014/07/02/shaw-lane-aquaforce-sign-former-football-league-midfielder/ |first=James |last=Grayson |date=2 July 2014 |accessdate=2 July 2014 |title=Shaw Lane Aquaforce sign former Football League midfielder |work= |publisher=Non League Yorkshire]]}}</ref> He won promotion with the team to the [[Northern Premier League Division One South]] at the end of the 2014–15 season.
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Thornhill signed for [[Northern Premier League]] club [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]] in November 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://evostikleague.pitchero.com/bucks-lifeline-for-hibs-star-11609/ |first=David |last=Watters |date=16 November 2012 |accessdate=16 November 2012 |title=Bucks lifeline for Hibs star |work=evostikleague.pitchero.com |publisher=Northern Premier League}}</ref>

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He signed for [[Shaw Lane Aquaforce F.C.|Shaw Lane Aquaforce]], then of the [[Northern Counties East Football League]], in July 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nonleagueyorkshire.com/2014/07/02/shaw-lane-aquaforce-sign-former-football-league-midfielder/ |first=James |last=Grayson |date=2 July 2014 |accessdate=2 July 2014 |title=Shaw Lane Aquaforce sign former Football League midfielder |work=nonleagueyorkshire.com |publisher=Non League Yorkshire}}</ref> He won promotion with the team to the [[Northern Premier League Division One South]] at the end of the 2014–15 season. Thornhill was [[captain (association football)|club captain]] at Aquaforce the following season as they reached the play-off final, which the Barnsley club lost to [[Coalville Town F.C.|Coalville Town]].<ref name="Post" />

On 6 June 2016 Thornhill signed a one-year contract with [[National League North]] side [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]].

On 11 March 2017 Thornhill signed for [[Northern Premier League]] side [[Basford United F.C.|Basford United]].


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
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==Honours==
==Honours==
;Nottingham Forest:
;Nottingham Forest:
*[[Football League One|League One]] Runner-up: [[The Football League 2007-08|2008]]
*[[EFL League One|League One]] Runner-up: [[2007–08 Football League|2008]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 29 December 2024

Matt Thornhill
Thornhill playing for Nottingham Forest
Personal information
Full name Matthew Mark Thornhill
Date of birth (1988-10-11) 11 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 Basford United
Youth career
Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Nottingham Forest 38 (5)
2009 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 7 (0)
2010 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 17 (3)
2011–2012 Hibernian 14 (0)
2012–2014 Buxton 27 (7)
2014–2016 Shaw Lane Aquaforce
2016–2017 Gainsborough Trinity 5 (1)
2017– Basford United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew Mark Thornhill (born 11 October 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League side Basford United. He has previously played for Nottingham Forest, Brighton & Hove Albion, Cheltenham Town, Hibernian, Buxton, Shaw Lane Aquaforce and Gainsborough Trinity. His career has been disrupted by a medial knee ligament injury.

Career

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Nottingham Forest

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Thornhill made his professional debut for Nottingham Forest as a substitute at Chester City in the first round of the League Cup, which Forest won 4–2 on penalties after the game finished goalless after normal and extra time.[2] He made his League debut five days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Kris Commons against Swansea City.[3] On 12 January 2008, the youngster came on as a late substitute against Leyton Orient to score his first professional goal for The Reds, the last of Forest's goals in a 4–0 victory.[4]

Thornhill started his first Forest game when he stepped in at the last minute to replace Chris Cohen in the heart of midfield. He has since been battling for a midfield spot, scoring his second goal of the season in a 1–1 draw at Southend. He helped The Reds finish second in the 2007–08 season in League One, gaining promotion to the Championship. With The Reds gaining promotion, manager Colin Calderwood commented that Thornhill would be given the chance to impress the following season.[5]

On 21 July 2009, Thornhill joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan as part of the transfer deal which saw Joel Lynch join Nottingham Forest.[6] After making seven appearances for Brighton, Thornhill returned to Nottingham Forest in December.[7] Thornhill then joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan deal in January 2010.[8] His debut for Cheltenham came against Rochdale, and shortly after that his loan deal was extended to the end of the season.[9]

Thornhill was released by Forest in January 2011, with manager Billy Davies alluding to "good young players here who need to move on; who need to go and have a fresh start".[10]

Hibernian

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On 21 January 2011, Thornhill agreed a deal to sign for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian until the summer of 2013, subject to a medical.[11] Hibernian confirmed the transfer a few days later, assigning the player squad number 26.[12] His 2010–11 season was ended prematurely by a medial knee ligament injury.[13] Thornhill was released from his contract in January 2012.[14] He had made just 15 appearances for Hibs in his year with the club.[14]

Into the National League System

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Thornhill signed for Northern Premier League club Buxton in November 2012.[15]

He signed for Shaw Lane Aquaforce, then of the Northern Counties East Football League, in July 2014.[16] He won promotion with the team to the Northern Premier League Division One South at the end of the 2014–15 season. Thornhill was club captain at Aquaforce the following season as they reached the play-off final, which the Barnsley club lost to Coalville Town.[10]

On 6 June 2016 Thornhill signed a one-year contract with National League North side Gainsborough Trinity.

On 11 March 2017 Thornhill signed for Northern Premier League side Basford United.

Career statistics

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[17]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Total
2007–08 Nottingham Forest League One 14 2 1 0 1 0 16 2
2008–09 Championship 24 3 2 0 2 0 28 3
2009–10 Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) League One 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) League Two 17 3 0 0 0 0 17 3
2010–11 Nottingham Forest Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Total England 62 8 3 0 5 1 70 9
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
2010–11 Hibernian SPL 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2011–12 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
Total Scotland 14 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
Career total 76 8 3 0 6 1 85 9

Honours

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Nottingham Forest

References

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  1. ^ "Nottingham Forest midfielder Matt Thornhill agrees Partner: Jennifer terms with Hibs". Daily Record. Glasgow. 21 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Chester 0 – 0 (aet) Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Swansea 0-0 Nottm Forest". BBC Sport. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Nottm Forest 4-0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ CC's Pledge To Youngsters | Nottingham Forest | News | Latest News | Latest News Archived 23 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Forest Set to Clinch Lynch Deal". BBC Sport. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  7. ^ "Forest duo leave Albion". The Argus. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
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  9. ^ "Matt Thornhill of Nottingham Forest stays at Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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