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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Charles Gordon Thomas | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | North Fremantle, Western Australia | ||
| Date of death | 27 April 1968 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | South Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Railways (GFA) | ||
| Height | 168 cm (66 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925–26 | Kalgoorlie City | unknown | |
| 1927–36 | East Perth | 114 (169) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929–30 | Western Australia | 9 (10) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1942 | East Perth | 18 (10–8–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1942. | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Charles Gordon Thomas (20 February 1903 – 27 April 1968) was an Australian rules football player, coach, and administrator who was involved with the East Perth Football Club in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) in a number of roles from the 1920s to the 1950s. Thomas played 114 games for the club from 1927 to 1936, having previously played for the Kalgoorlie City Football Club in the Goldfields National Football League (GNFL). He won best and fairest awards with East Perth in 1928 and 1929, also winning the Sandover Medal in the latter season. After his retirement, Thomas served as club secretary (1932 to 1941) and club president (1951 to 1955), as well as coaching the club in 1942, when the competition was age-restricted due to the Second World War.