&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Michael_Thomas.JPG) Thomas playing a charity match for Liverpool in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Lauriston Thomas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1967[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 | |||
| 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]
- ^ a b c "Michael Thomas". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "The Michael Thomas Column on JustArsenal.com".