Earle Thomas
{{short description|New Zealand footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2019}}
{{similar names|Earl Thomas (disambiguation)}}
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| fullname = William Earle Thomas
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| years1 = 1965–1967
| years2 = 1967–1976
| years3 = 1976
| years4 = 1977
| years5 = 1978–1979
| years6 = 1980
| clubs1 = Hamilton
| clubs2 = Mount Wellington
| clubs3 = Eden
| clubs4 = Mount Wellington
| clubs5 = Eastern Suburbs
| clubs6 = Blockhouse Bay
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| caps3 = 3
| caps4 = 15
| caps5 = 40
| caps6 = 19
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| goals3 = 2
| goals4 = 3
| goals5 = 13
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| nationalyears1 = 1967–1976
| nationalteam1 = New Zealand
| nationalcaps1 = 23
| nationalgoals1 = 7
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William Earle Thomas more commonly known as Earle Thomas is a soccer player who represented New Zealand at international level.
Thomas' clubs included Hamilton, University-Mount Wellington, Eastern Suburbs AFC, and Blockhouse Bay.
International career
Thomas made his senior All Whites debut in a 3–5 against Australia on 5 November 1967, and scored 2 goals in his first start 3 days later in a 3–1 win over Singapore.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1559.htm|title=A-International Lineups|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=12 February 2009}} He went on to finish his international playing career with 23 A-international caps to his credit,{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |title=A-International Appearances — Overall |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |accessdate=2008-07-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501185855/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |archivedate=2009-05-01 }} his final cap coming in a 1–2 loss against New Caledonia on 2 October 1976.
Thomas scored 7 A-international goals{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm |title=A-International Scorers — Overall |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |accessdate=2008-07-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912204651/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm |archivedate=2009-09-12 }} and captained his country on numerous occasions.{{fact|date=June 2019}}
Administration career
In 2013, Thomas became a founding committee member of the independent group Friends of Football[http://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/people/ Friends of Football Committee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701150956/http://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/people/ |date=1 July 2017 }}. Friends of Football. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
References
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External links
- {{FIFA player|58919|Earle Thomas}} {When accessed on 23 March 2019, this link was inactive}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Earle}}
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:New Zealand men's association footballers
Category:New Zealand men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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