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
36
Events
0
Titles
36–51
W–L
34
Finals
41.4%
Win %
–
Average
※ Average data is only available for matches from 2019.
15 Dec
Thu
2016/2017 PDC World Championship
London
Last 64
£10,000
25 Nov
Fri
Players Championship Finals
Minehead
Last 64
£2,000
5 Nov
Sat
World Series Finals
Glasgow
First Round
£2,500
28 Oct
Fri
European Championship
Hasselt
Last 32
£5,000
22 Oct
Sat
Players Championship - 20
Barnsley
Last 128
21 Oct
Fri
Players Championship - 19
Barnsley
Last 128
2 Oct
Sun
World Grand Prix
Dublin
Last 32
£5,000
1 Oct
Sat
Players Championship - 18
Dublin
Last 128
30 Sep
Fri
Players Championship - 17
Dublin
Last 128
22 Sep
Thu
Players Championship - 16
Barnsley
Last 128
21 Sep
Wed
Players Championship - 15
Barnsley
Last 128
20 Sep
Tue
Players Championship - 14
Barnsley
Last 128
9 Sep
Fri
European Tour 8 - European Darts Trophy
Mülheim
Last 32
£1,500
2 Sep
Fri
European Tour 7 - International Darts Open
Riesa
Last 32
£1,500
7 Aug
Sun
Players Championship - 13
Barnsley
Last 128
6 Aug
Sat
Players Championship - 12
Barnsley
Last 128
29 Jul
Fri
European Tour 6 - European Darts Open
Dusseldorf
Last 32
£1,500
16 Jul
Sat
World Matchplay
Blackpool
Last 32
£6,000
3 Jul
Sun
Players Championship - 11
Barnsley
Last 128
2 Jul
Sat
Players Championship - 10
Barnsley
Last 128
10 Jun
Fri
European Tour 5 - Austrian Darts Open
Vienna
Last 32
£1,500
2 Jun
Thu
World Cup of Darts
Frankfurt
Last 16
22 May
Sun
Players Championship - 9
Coventry
Last 128
21 May
Sat
Players Championship - 8
Coventry
Last 128
6 May
Fri
European Tour 3 - Gibraltar Darts Trophy
Gibraltar
Last 32
£1,500
1 May
Sun
Players Championship - 7
Barnsley
Last 128
30 Apr
Sat
Players Championship - 6
Barnsley
Last 128
10 Apr
Sun
Players Championship - 5
Barnsley
Last 128
9 Apr
Sat
Players Championship - 4
Barnsley
Last 128
8 Apr
Fri
Players Championship - 3
Barnsley
Last 128
26 Mar
Sat
European Tour 2 - German Darts Masters
Munich
Last 32
£1,500
13 Mar
Sun
Players Championship - 2
Barnsley
Last 128
12 Mar
Sat
Players Championship - 1
Barnsley
Last 128
4 Mar
Fri
UK Open Finals
Minehead
Second Round
12 Feb
Fri
European Tour 1 - Dutch Darts Masters
Venray
Last 32
£1,500
30 Jan
Sat
The Masters
Milton Keynes
Last 16
£5,000
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