William Thomas (footballer, born 1885)

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

William Thomas

Personal information
Full name	William Thomas[1]
Date of birth	1885[1]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England[1]
Position(s)	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

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

Source:[2]

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.
2. William Thomas at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)