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'{{EngvarB|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Peter Thomas | image = | fullname = | height = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1944|11|20}} | birth_place = [[Coventry]], England | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2023|01|19|1944|11|20}} | death_place = [[London]], England | position = [[goalkeeper (football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = 1962–1966 | youthclubs1 = [[Coventry G.E.C.|Coventry GEC]] | years1 = 1966–1967 | years2 = 1967 | years3 = 1967–1975 | years4 = 1975 | years5 = 1975–1976 | years6 = 1976 | years7 = 1976–1977 | years8 = 1977 | years9 = 1977–1978 | years10 = 1978 | years11 = 1978–1982 | years12 = 1982–1984 | years13 = 1984–1985 | clubs1 = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] | clubs2 = → [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] (loan) | clubs3 = [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] | clubs4 = [[Washington Diplomats]] | clubs5 = [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] | clubs6 = [[Utah Golden Spikers]] | clubs7 = [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] | clubs8 = [[Las Vegas Quicksilvers]] | clubs9 = [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] | clubs10 = [[Sacramento Gold (1976–1980)|Sacramento Gold]] | clubs11 = [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] | clubs12 = [[Galway United F.C. (1937–2011)|Galway United]] | clubs13 = [[Drogheda United F.C.|Drogheda United]] | caps1 = 1 | caps2 = 10 | caps3 = 193 | caps4 = 6 | caps5 = 26 | caps6 = 20 | caps7 = 24 | caps8 = 4 | caps9 = 28 | caps10 = 17 | caps11 = 114 | caps12 = 52 | caps13 = 18 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | goals9 = 0 | goals10 = 0 | goals11 = 0 | goals12 = 0 | goals13 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1988 | managerclubs1 = [[Waterford United]] | nationalyears1 = 1973–1974 | nationalteam1 = [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Peter Thomas''' (20 November 1944 – 19 January 2023) was a [[Association football|football]] [[striker (football)|goalkeeper]] who played in England, Ireland and U.S.A. ==Player== ===Professional=== In 1962, Thomas joined Coventry G.E.C., playing with them until 1966. That year, he played one game for [[Coventry City F.C.|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 stayed with the Blues until 1975. Thomas is associated with bringing a new style of goalkeeping to the League of Ireland. He rarely kicked the ball on the offensive, throwing when possible with great accuracy. He also represented the [[League of Ireland XI]] and won five league medals and a [[FAI Cup]] medal and played in 12 European Cup matches for Waterford. In 1975, he moved to the United States where he played for the [[Washington Diplomats]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]]. In 1976, he moved to the [[Utah Golden Spikers]] of the [[American Soccer League (1933-1983)|American Soccer League]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1976.html#ASL |title=The Year in American Soccer – 1976 |access-date=24 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107061400/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1976.html#ASL |archive-date=7 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He returned to the NASL in 1977 with the [[Las Vegas Quicksilvers]]. The Diplomats had traded the rights to Thomas and [[Gerry Ingram]] to the Quicksilver in exchange for [[Peter Silvester (footballer)|Peter Silvester]] in November 1976.<ref>''Peter Silvester Joins Diplomats'' Washington Post, The (DC) – Saturday, 5 February 1977</ref> He finished his North American career with the [[Sacramento Gold (1976–1980)|Sacramento Gold]] of the ASL in 1978. In the fall of 1978, he returned to Ireland where he rejoined [[Waterford F.C.]] ===National team=== Born in England, Thomas earned two [[cap (sports)|caps]] with the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] after becoming an Irish citizen. He made his debut in 1973 against [[Poland national football team|Poland]], keeping a clean sheet but having to come off at half time due to a pulled muscle in his stomach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/matchdetails.php?id=144|title=Statistics: Republic of Ireland &#91;Powered by tplSoccerStats&#93;}}</ref> His second cap came against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in 1974. He was back down in the ASL in 1975, this time with the [[Sacramento Gold (1976–1980)|Sacramento Gold]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1978.html#ASL |title=The Year in American Soccer – 1978 |access-date=24 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217025808/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1978.html#ASL |archive-date=17 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Manager== He took over as manager of [[Waterford United F.C.]] in August 1988 but resigned in December due to work pressures.<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1988/1220/Pg003.html#Ar00307:6437C46747D96F98107298256417726B97A46897C46CB7D965182C68284164D8E46838F9 www.irishtimes.com]</ref> ==Honours== *'''[[League of Ireland]]: 5''' **[[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford United]] 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73 *'''[[FAI Cup]]''': **[[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford United]] 1980 * '''SWAI Personality of the Year''' ** [[Waterford United F.C.|Waterford United]] – 1969/70 ==See also== * [[List of Republic of Ireland international footballers born outside the Republic of Ireland]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/T/Thomas.Peter.htm NASL stats] {{Waterford United F.C. managers}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Peter}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Coventry]] [[Category:Association football goalkeepers]] [[Category:American Soccer League (1933–1983) players]] [[Category:Coventry City F.C. players]] [[Category:Waterford F.C. players]] [[Category:Galway United F.C. (1937–2011) players]] [[Category:Drogheda United F.C. players]] [[Category:Waterford F.C. managers]] [[Category:League of Ireland managers]] [[Category:League of Ireland players]] [[Category:League of Ireland XI players]] [[Category:Las Vegas Quicksilver players]] [[Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players]] [[Category:Republic of Ireland association footballers]] [[Category:Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers]] [[Category:Republic of Ireland international footballers]] [[Category:Sacramento Gold (1976–1980) players]] [[Category:Utah Golden Spikers players]] [[Category:Washington Diplomats (NASL) players]] [[Category:English footballers]] [[Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States]] [[Category:Expatriate soccer players in the United States]] [[Category:English expatriate footballers]] [[Category:English football managers]]'