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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 67)[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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1984 Leeds United 89 (3)
1984–1990 Barnsley 201 (17)
1990–1991 Hull City 22 (0)
1991–1992 Carlisle United 37 (1)
Total 349 (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]

Career

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d "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.