Reg Thomas (English footballer)

Reginald George Thomas (2 January 1912 – 16 March 1983)[1][2] was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back in the Football League for Southampton in the 1930s.

Reg Thomas
Personal information
Full name Reginald George Thomas
Date of birth (1912-01-02)2 January 1912
Place of birth Weymouth, Dorset, England
Date of death 16 March 1983(1983-03-16) (aged 71)
Place of death Weymouth, Dorset, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
Weymouth Central School
Weymouth Wolves
Weymouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1934 Southampton 8 (0)
1934–1935 Folkestone
1935–1936 Bath City
1936–1937 Guildford City
1937–1938 Sittingbourne
1938 Ashford Town
1938–1939 Dartford
1939 Margate
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Ellison was born in Weymouth, Dorset and as a youth played for various clubs in his home town. In September 1930, he joined Southampton as an amateur, signing a professional contract in December.[3]

Described as a "hard-tackling full-back", he was used as cover for long-serving Bill Adams. He spent most of his time with the Saints in the reserves, making 83 appearances in his four years at The Dell.[3] His first-team debut came on 12 March 1932, when he took the place of Adams at right-back for the game against Bradford City, with Adams moving to the left in the absence of Arthur Roberts; the match was lost 1–0. Thomas retained his place for the next seven matches, before Charlie Sillett took over at left-back.[4]

Thomas remained with the Saints for another two years, although he never made another first-team appearance, but was confined to the reserves, for whom he made 83 appearances.[3]

In the summer of 1934, Thomas left professional football to join the Metropolitan Police Service, turning out occasionally for various non-league clubs across southern England.[3]

References
  1. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 257. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 331–332. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  4. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 87. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
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