Michael Thomas (footballer, born 1967)

This article is about the footballer born 1967. For the footballer born 1992, see Michael Thomas (footballer, born 1992). For other people, see Michael Thomas.

Michael Thomas
Thomas playing a charity match for Liverpool in 2008
Personal information
Full name Michael Lauriston Thomas[1]
Date of birth (1967-08-24) 24 August 1967 (age 57)[1]
Place of birth Lambeth,[1] London, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1982–1984 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1991 Arsenal 163 (24)
1986 → Portsmouth (loan) 3 (0)
1991–1998 Liverpool 124 (9)
1998 → Middlesbrough (loan) 10 (0)
1998–1999 Benfica 18 (1)
1999 Benfica B 1 (0)
2000–2001 Wimbledon 8 (0)
Total 327 (34)
International career
1984–1985 England U17 8 (0)
1984–1986 England Youth 7 (0)
1985 England U20 3 (0)
1987–1989 England U21 12 (3)
1989–1992 England B 5 (0)
1988–1989 England 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Lauriston Thomas (born 24 August 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1986 to 2001.

During his time at Arsenal, he scored a last-minute goal in injury time during the final match of the 1988–89 season, which allowed the club to claim the First Division title over Liverpool. Two years later, Thomas joined Liverpool and scored the club's opening goal in a 2–0 win in the 1992 FA Cup Final. He also had spells at Benfica and Wimbledon before retiring in 2001, after a career that saw him win medals in all of English football's top three domestic football trophies. He was capped twice by England.

Michael now works as a pundit and media personality, writing a column for Just Arsenal, amongst other things.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Michael Thomas". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "The Michael Thomas Column on JustArsenal.com".