Arthur Thornton (20 July 1854 – 19 April 1915) was an English first-class cricketer.
Thornton was a right-handed batsman.
Born in Wilsden, Bingley, Yorkshire, Thornton played three first-class matches in 1881 for Yorkshire County Cricket Club against Surrey, Nottinghamshire and Lancashire.Thornton died in April 1915, aged 60, in Saltaire, Yorkshire.