Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Thomas[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 23 August 1896||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland[1] | ||
Date of death | 9 December 1980[1] | (aged 84)||
Place of death | New Milford, New Jersey, U.S.[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Bohemian | |||
International career | |||
1924 | Irish Free State | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Joseph Thomas (23 August 1896 – 9 December 1980) was an Irish footballer who played as a midfielder and made two appearances for the Irish Free State national team.
Thomas was included in the Irish Free State squad for the 1924 Summer Olympic football tournament in Paris.[3] Though he did not feature in the Olympics,[1] he made two appearances for the team in friendly matches after Ireland's elimination from the tournament. The first match took place on 3 June 1924 against Estonia in Colombes, while the second took place in Dublin on 14 June against the United States. Both matches finished as 3–1 wins for Ireland.[4][5][6]
Irish Free State[2] | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1924 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |