Keith Thomas (English footballer)

Keith Thomas
Personal information
Full name	Walter Keith Thomas
Date of birth	28 July 1929
Place of birth	Oswestry, England
Date of death	5 October 2021 (aged 92)
Place of death	Shrewsbury, England
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
000–1950	Oswestry Town
Senior career*
Years	Team
1950–1952	Sheffield Wednesday
1952–1953	Cardiff City
1953–1956	Plymouth Argyle
1956–1957	Exeter City
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Keith Thomas (28 July 1929 – 5 October 2021) was an English footballer who played as a right winger. During the 1950s, Thomas made 97 appearances in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, Cardiff City, Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City.^[1]^[2]

Born in Oswestry, Thomas played for the town's local club prior to signing for Sheffield Wednesday in 1950. A schoolteacher by profession, he rejoined Oswestry Town as player-manager in 1957 and, in 1959, joined Welsh side Pwllheli in the same position.^[3]

Thomas died on 5 October 2021, at the age of 92.^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Keith Thomas". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
^ "Keith Thomas". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
^ "Thomas, Keith". The Grecian Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
^ Thomad Walker
^ Family's praise for ex-Oswestry footballer Keith Thomas

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[1] "Keith Thomas". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

[2] "Keith Thomas". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

[3] "Thomas, Keith". The Grecian Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

[4] Thomad Walker

[5] Family's praise for ex-Oswestry footballer Keith Thomas

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