Keith Thomas (English footballer)

{{Short description|English footballer (1929–2021)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Keith Thomas

| image =

| fullname = Walter Keith Thomas

| position = Right winger

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1929|07|28}}

| birth_place = Oswestry, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2021|10|05|1929|07|28}}

| death_place = Shrewsbury, England

| youthyears1 = {{0|000}}–1950

| youthclubs1 = Oswestry Town

| years1 = 1950–1952

| clubs1 = Sheffield Wednesday

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1952–1953

| clubs2 = Cardiff City

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 1953–1956

| clubs3 = Plymouth Argyle

| caps3 = 35

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 1956–1957

| clubs4 = Exeter City

| caps4 = 43

| goals4 = 6

| totalcaps = 97

| totalgoals = 19

}}

Walter Keith Thomas (28 July 1929 – 5 October 2021) was an English footballer who played as a right winger. During the 1950s, Thomas made 97 appearances in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, Cardiff City, Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City.{{Hugman|id=19469|accessdate=19 April 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=828|title=Keith Thomas|website=Greens on Screen|access-date=19 April 2020}}

Born in Oswestry, Thomas played for the town's local club prior to signing for Sheffield Wednesday in 1950. A schoolteacher by profession, he rejoined Oswestry Town as player-manager in 1957 and, in 1959, joined Welsh side Pwllheli in the same position.{{Cite web|url=http://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/712|title=Thomas, Keith|website=The Grecian Archive|access-date=19 April 2020}}

Thomas died on 5 October 2021, at the age of 92.[https://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/announcements/deaths/deaths/19658807.Thomas_Walker/ Thomad Walker][https://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/19656827.daughters-praise-ex-oswestry-footballer-keith-thomas/ Family's praise for ex-Oswestry footballer Keith Thomas]