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Anthony Thomas (English footballer)

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Anthony Thomas
Personal information
Full name Anthony Christopher Thomas[1]
Date of birth (1982-08-30) 30 August 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Hemel Hempstead Town
2007–2008 Barnet 26 (4)
2007Cambridge City (loan) 4 (0)
2008 Stevenage Borough 11 (0)
2008–2009 Hemel Hempstead Town
2009–2011 Farnborough 25 (5)
2010Hendon (loan) 8 (3)
2010Slough Town (loan) 3 (0)
2011Brackley Town (loan)
2011Maidenhead United (loan) 10 (3)
2011 Maidenhead United 16 (6)
2012 Bromley 15 (1)
2012–2013 Lewes 13 (2)
2013 Wingate & Finchley
2013–2014 Hendon 41 (10)
2013Beaconsfield SYCOB (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2015 Canvey Island 20 (0)
2015 Ware 19 (4)
2015–2016 Chalfont St Peter 27 (1)
2016–2019 Uxbridge 53 (12)
2019 Hatfield Town 3 (3)
2019–2020 Egham Town 33 (18)
2020 Broadfields United 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Thomas (born 30 August 1982) is an English retired footballer who played as a striker.

Career

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His career began at Hemel Hempstead Town, where he scored 72 goals in two seasons.[2] His first goal for Barnet came against Dagenham & Redbridge, and burst a hole in the side netting. He was loaned out to Cambridge City in October 2007, and was released at the end of the season.[3] Thomas then joined Stevenage Borough on 17 May 2008.[4] He struggled to make the first team and rejoined Hemel Hempstead Town after 11 appearances, scoring a brace in his first game against Yate Town.

On 27 January 2012 he joined Bromley, scoring on his debut in their 3–0 win over Weston-Super-Mare, helping Bromley win their first game since October. He subsequently played for Wingate & Finchley, and in June 2013 signed for Hendon. He went on to join Canvey Island a year later before joining Ryman League side Ware in early 2015. In August 2016, Thomas joined Uxbridge. He signed for Egham Town in March 2019.

Personal life

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In February 2009, Thomas, and his then partner, were banned from owning a dog for 10 years and given three-month sentences after neglecting and beating a puppy over a three-month period in 2007, leaving the seven-month-old puppy suffering a broken back, cracked ribs and severe bruising. Just one week earlier, Thomas was given a two-year conditional discharge at Snaresbrook Crown Court after being convicted of assault for beating up a motorist in a 2007 road rage attack.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. ^ "Thomas made available by Barnet". BBC Sport. 26 February 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Striker Thomas released by Barnet". BBC Sport. 17 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Stevenage sign new striker Thomas". BBC Sport. 19 May 2008.
  5. ^ "Former Barnet footballer escapes jail after puppy beaten". London Informer. 4 February 2009.
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