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Peter Thomas (born 20 November 1944 in Coventry) was a football goalkeeper who played in England, Ireland and the United States. He also earned two caps with the Republic of Ireland
Player
Professional
In 1962, Thomas joined Coventry G.E.C., playing with them until 1966. That year, he played one game for Coventry City. He went on loan to Waterford F.C. in 1967 where he made thirteen appearances. Coventry City transferred him to Waterford in the summer of 1967 and he played for that team until 1975. In 1975, he moved to the United States where he played for the Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League. In 1976, he moved to the Utah Golden Spikers of the second division American Soccer League.[1] He returned to the NASL in 1977 with the Las Vegas Quicksilver. The Diplomats had traded the rights to Thomas and Gerry Ingram to the Quicksilver in exchange for Peter Silvester in November 1976.[2] He finished his North American career with the Sacramento Gold of the ASL in 1978. In the fall of 1978, he returned to Ireland where he rejoined Watford F.C.
Thomas is associated with bringing a new style of goal-keeping to the League of Ireland.[citation needed] He rarely kicked the ball on the offensive, throwing when possible with great accuracy. He also represented the League of Ireland and won five league medals and a FAI Cup medal and played in 12 European Cup matches for Waterford.
National team
Born in England, Thomas earned two caps with the Republic of Ireland after becoming an Irish citizen. He made his debut in 1973 against Poland, keeping a clean sheet but having to come off at half time due to a pulled muscle in his stomach.[3] His second cap came against Brazil in 1974. He was back down in the ASL in 1975, this time with the Sacramento Gold.[4]
Manager
He took over as manager of Waterford United F.C. in August 1988 but resigned in December due to work pressures [2].
Honours
- League of Ireland: 5
- Waterford United 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1971-72, 1972-73
- FAI Cup: 1
- Waterford United 1980
- SWAI Personality of the Year
- Waterford United - 1969/70
References
- ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1976
- ^ Peter Silvester Joins Diplomats Washington Post, The (DC) - Saturday, February 5, 1977
- ^ [1]
- ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1978
External links
- 1944 births
- Living people
- American Soccer League (1933-1983) players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Football League of Ireland managers
- League of Ireland players
- Las Vegas Quicksilver players
- North American Soccer League players
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Sacramento Gold players
- Utah Pioneers players
- Washington Diplomats players
- Waterford United F.C. managers
- Waterford United F.C. players