Scotland
Robert Thornton
“The Thorn”
Career prize money (PDC)
£1,212,815(≈$1,627,000)
Age
59
Home town
Saltcoats
Darts
Red Dragon 26g
Walk-on
500 miles - The Proclaimers
Started playing
1992
Throws
Right
Season record
49
Events
0
Titles
79–31
W–L
49
Finals
71.8%
Win %
–
Average
※ Average data is only available for matches from 2019.
18 Dec
Fri
2009/2010 PDC World Championship
London
Last 64
£6,000
5 Dec
Sat
Jocky Wilson Cup
Unknown
Final Sub Match
28 Nov
Sat
German Darts Championship
Unknown
Last 128
8 Nov
Sun
Players Championship 31 - Scotland
Unknown
Last 64
£200
7 Nov
Sat
Players Championship 30 - Scotland
Unknown
Last 128
29 Oct
Thu
European Championship
Hoofddorp
Last 32
£2,500
25 Oct
Sun
Players Championship 29 - Nuland
Unknown
Last 128
24 Oct
Sat
Players Championship 28 - Nuland
Unknown
Last 128
5 Oct
Mon
World Grand Prix
Dublin
Last 32
£4,000
4 Oct
Sun
Players Championship 26 - Ireland
Dublin
Last 64
£200
3 Oct
Sat
Players Championship 25 - Ireland
Dublin
Last 64
£200
6 Sep
Sun
Players Championship 24 - Austria
Unknown
Last 128
5 Sep
Sat
Players Championship 23 - Austria
Unknown
Last 128
23 Aug
Sun
US Open
Unknown
Last 64
£120
22 Aug
Sat
Players Championship 22 - Atlanta
Unknown
Last 64
£100
16 Aug
Sun
Players Championship 21 - Canada
Unknown
Last 64
£100
9 Aug
Sun
Players Championship 20 - Australian Open
Unknown
Last 64
£100
19 Jul
Sun
World Matchplay
Blackpool
Last 32
£5,000
30 Jun
Tue
Players Championship 19 - Las Vegas
Unknown
Last 128
29 Jun
Mon
Las Vegas Desert Classic - Qualifier 2
Unknown
Last 96
28 Jun
Sun
Las Vegas Desert Classic - Qualifier 1
Unknown
Last 96
21 Jun
Sun
Players Championship 18 - Germany
Dinslaken
Last 64
£200
20 Jun
Sat
Players Championship 17 - Germany
Dinslaken
Last 64
£200
14 Jun
Sun
Players Championship 16 - Barnsley
Barnsley
Last 128
13 Jun
Sat
Players Championship 15 - Barnsley
Barnsley
Last 64
£200
7 Jun
Sun
UK Open Finals
Bolton
Last 64
£1,000
10 May
Sun
UK Open Qualifier 8 - Wales
Unknown
Last 128
9 May
Sat
Players Championship 14 - Wales
Unknown
Last 128
19 Apr
Sun
UK Open Qualifier 7 - East Midlands
Unknown
Last 128
18 Apr
Sat
Players Championship 13 - East Midlands
Unknown
Last 128
12 Apr
Sun
UK Open Qualifier 6 - South West
Unknown
Last 128
11 Apr
Sat
Players Championship 12 - South West
Unknown
Last 64
£200
5 Apr
Sun
Players Championship 11 - Nuland
Unknown
Last 128
4 Apr
Sat
Players Championship 10 - Nuland
Unknown
Last 64
£200
29 Mar
Sun
UK Open - Qualifier 5 - West Midlands
Unknown
Last 128
28 Mar
Sat
Players Championship 9 - West Midlands
Unknown
Last 128
22 Mar
Sun
UK Open Qualifier 4 - South
Unknown
Last 128
21 Mar
Sat
Players Championship 8 - South
Unknown
Last 128
15 Mar
Sun
UK Open - Qualifier 3 - North West
Unknown
Last 128
14 Mar
Sat
Players Championship 7 - North West
Unknown
Last 128
8 Mar
Sun
UK Open - Qualifier 2 - Scotland
Unknown
Last 128
7 Mar
Sat
Players Championship 6 - Scotland
Unknown
Last 128
1 Mar
Sun
Players Championship 5 - Germany
Unknown
Last 128
28 Feb
Sat
Players Championship 4 - Germany
Unknown
Last 128
30 Jan
Fri
2008/2009 Players Championship Finals
Minehead
Last 32
£2,000
18 Jan
Sun
Players Championship 3 - Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Last 128
17 Jan
Sat
Players Championship 2 - Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Last 128
11 Jan
Sun
UK Open - Qualifier 1 - North-East
Unknown
Last 128
10 Jan
Sat
Players Championship 1 - Bobby Bourn Memorial
Unknown
Last 128
Amounts are per-round prize money; winner prizes are not in the official data. Premier League and World Series use points.
Career by season
| Season | Matches | W–L | Win % | Average | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 3–5 | 37.5% | 80.02 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | 11–13 | 45.8% | 83.01 | 0 |
| 2022 | 64 | 45–19 | 70.3% | 87.52 | 0 |
| 2021 | 73 | 45–28 | 61.6% | 88.77 | 0 |
| 2020 | 52 | 19–33 | 36.5% | 88.79 | 0 |
| 2019 | 93 | 45–48 | 48.4% | 89.09 | 0 |
| 2018 | 70 | 35–35 | 50.0% | – | 0 |
| 2017 | 80 | 49–31 | 61.3% | – | 0 |
| 2016 | 87 | 36–51 | 41.4% | – | 0 |
| 2015 | 97 | 62–35 | 63.9% | – | 0 |
| 2014 | 123 | 81–42 | 65.9% | – | 0 |
| 2013 | 154 | 107–47 | 69.5% | – | 0 |
| 2012 | 161 | 112–49 | 69.6% | – | 0 |
| 2011 | 105 | 66–39 | 62.9% | – | 0 |
| 2010 | 135 | 81–54 | 60.0% | – | 0 |
| 2009 | 110 | 79–31 | 71.8% | – | 0 |
| 2008 | 94 | 67–27 | 71.3% | – | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0% | – | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 5–1 | 83.3% | – | 0 |
Averages cover matches from 2019 at non-televised events (televised events have no public data). Sources: results PDC official, averages DartConnect