William Thomas (footballer, born 1885)

William Thomas

Personal information
Full name	William Thomas[1]
Date of birth	1885[1]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England[1]
Playing position	Inside-right
Youth career
	Newcastle Swifts
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1903–1906	Port Vale	11	(1)
1906–1907	Everton	0	(0)
1907–1908	Leeds City	9	(2)
1908–1909	Barnsley	1	(0)
	Huddersfield Town
Total		21+	(3+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

William Thomas (born 1885; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played for Port Vale, Everton, Leeds City, Barnsley, and Huddersfield Town.

Playing career

Thomas played for Newcastle Swifts before joining Port Vale in June 1903.^[1] His debut came in an 8–1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield on 8 April 1905, and he claimed his first goal in the Football League 13 days later in a 3–2 win over Gainsborough Trinity at the Athletic Ground.^[1] These were his only two appearances of the 1904–05 season.^[1] He played nine Second Division appearances in the 1905–06 season, before he moved on to Everton, Leeds City, Barnsley and Huddersfield Town.^[1]

Statistics

• Sourced from William Thomas profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1904–05	Second Division	2	1	0	0	2	1
	1905–06	Second Division	9	0	1	0	10	0
	Total		11	1	1	0	12	1
Everton	1906–07	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leeds City	1907–08	Second Division	9	2	1	0	10	2
Barnsley	1908–09	Second Division	3	0	0	0	3	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 289. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.