Martin Thomas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Martin Thomas
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 28, 1959(1959-11-28)
Age	65
Birthplace	Senghenydd
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Senghenydd
Horoscope	Capricorn

Martin Thomas Biography

Martin Thomas is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on November 28, 1959 in Senghenydd, Senghenydd, United Kingdom. Martin Richard Thomas (born 28 November 1959) is a former footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League as a goalkeeper and represented Wales at senior international level. After retiring as a player he became a coach, and has worked for various clubs and for the English Football Association.

After a spell on loan to local rivals Middlesbrough, Thomas was sold to Division Two Birmingham City for £75,000 in October 1988. The club suffered relegation in 1989, but returned in 1992. He was part of the side that won the 1991 Associate Members’ Cup Final. In 1993, after loan spells to Aston Villa and Crystal Palace, Thomas joined non-league club Cheltenham Town. He made 80 league appearances for the club before retiring as a player in 1995.

In 1996, Thomas helped to coach England’s under-16 goalkeepers, before joining the FA full-time in 1997, and has since remained part of the England youth coaching. In 1998 Thomas became part of the new Ray Clemence-headed goalkeeping department within the FA, which developed a structure for coaching goalkeeper coaches.

He was part of the England U21 coaching staff which took the team to the semi- finals of the 2007 UEFA under-21 championships.

Thomas appeared regularly for Newcastle as they won promotion to the top- flight in 1984. He was the club’s first choice goalkeeper for the 1985–86 and 1986–87 seasons. During the 1985–86 season he was part of the Newcastle side that lost a club record away defeat to West Ham United 8–1 a game which saw centre back Alvin Martin hit his only first class hat-trick in English professional football, against a three different goalkeepers. In September 1986, he won his first and only international cap for Wales, in a European Championship qualifier against Finland.

Martin Thomas Net Worth

Martin Thomas is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Martin Thomas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Senghenydd, Glamorgan, Thomas moved to England to join Bristol Rovers as a youth player. He made his début for their first team on 3 January 1977, as a substitute for Jim Eadie in the away match at Charlton Athletic. Thomas turned professional in September of that year, and went on to become Rovers’ first-choice goalkeeper.

He faced competition for his jersey with England youth goalkeeper Phil Kite before going on loan to three clubs during 1982–83, first Cardiff City, then Tottenham Hotspur and Southend United. He left Bristol completely in 1983 to join Newcastle United for £50,000.

Thomas earned a preliminary coaching certificate whilst playing at Newcastle, and supplemented this with further coaching badges during his time at Birmingham. He eventually earned the UEFA ‘A’ Coaching licence, taking a position within the Football Association in the early 1990s as a Regional Development Officer in the Midlands.

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Martin Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Martin Thomas celebrates birthday on November 28 of every year.