Gwyn Thomas (footballer)

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Gwyn Thomas
Personal information
Full name David Gwyn Thomas [1]
Date of birth (1957-09-26) 26 September 1957 (age 65) [1]
Place of birth Swansea, [1] Wales
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
West End
Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974–1984 Leeds United 89 (3)
1984–1990 Barnsley 201 (17)
1990–1991 Hull City 22 (0)
1991–1992 Carlisle United 37 (1)
Total349(21)
International career
Wales U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Gwyn Thomas (born 26 September 1957) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. [3]

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Career

After starting his career with West End in Swansea, [4] he joined Leeds United, making his debut for the club as a substitute on 26 April 1975 away at Wolverhampton Wanderers. [3] He made 103 appearances for Leeds before transferring to Barnsley in March 1984 for £40,000. [3]

Thomas played 230 times in all competitions for Barnsley, breaking his leg in 1989, before joining Hull City for £25,000 in March 1990. [5]

Thomas finished his career at Carlisle United in 1992. [3]

International career

Thomas made three appearances for Wales' U21 side. Thomas received a call-up to the senior Wales team, but he was forced to pull out due to injury. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gwyn Thomas". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  54. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Gwyn Thomas' Leeds stats at leeds-fans.org.uk". Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Northbank Natter – Swansea Nursery". Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  5. ↑ Neil Brown Football League Stats – Barnsley
  6. ↑ "Gwyn Thomas". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 3 May 2018.


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