Tony Thomas (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Thomas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1997 | Tranmere Rovers | 257 | (12) |
| 1997–1998 | Everton | 8 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Motherwell | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 281 | (12) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anthony Thomas (born 12 July 1971) is an English former professional
the Football League for Tranmere Rovers, where he spent the majority of his career, in the Premier League for Everton and in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell.[2]
Career
Thomas was born in
before the 1997–98 season, injury disrupted his progress and he failed to hold down a first-team place.He was sold to Motherwell at the beginning of the next season for £150,000, and scored his first and only goal for the club in a 3-1 Scottish Cup win over Hearts in January 1999.[5] He retired from professional football due to injury in 2001.[6]
References
- ^ "Tony Thomas". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Tony Thomas". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ "Tony Thomas Everton FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ "BRISTOL ROVERS 1 V TRANMERE ROVERS 2". trscireland.info. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Football: Hearts broken as Motherwell storm through". Independent. 25 January 1999. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Tony Thomas". Motherwell F.C. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
External links
- Tony Thomas at Soccerbase
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