Danny Thomas (footballer born 1961)

For other people named Danny Thomas, see Danny Thomas (disambiguation).

Daniel Thomas

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Joseph Thomas
Date of birth	12 November 1961 (1961-11-12) (age 50)
Place of birth	Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1979–1983	Coventry City	98	(4)
1983–1988	Tottenham Hotspur	87	(1)
National team‡
1981–1984	England U21	7	(0)
1983	England	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC+1). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC+1)

Daniel Joseph (Danny) Thomas (born 12 November 1961 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) is a former professional footballer most notable for helping Tottenham Hotspur win the 1984 UEFA Cup, despite missing his penalty in the shootout in the final against Anderlecht.

Club career

He made his debut for Coventry City during the 1979/80 season, making 3 appearances that season. Over the next three seasons he was a regular for the first team. In June 1983 he was transferred to Tottenham for a fee of £250,000. He made his Tottenham league debut on 27 August 1983 in a 3-1 defeat at Ipswich Town. He collected a UEFA Cup winner's medal at the end of the 1983-84 season and would go on to make a total of 87 league appearances for the White Hart Lane club, scoring once, before suffering a knee injury in 1987. He retired the following year, having failed to recover from the injury.

Appearances

Coventry City:

• 1979-1980 Played 3 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)
• 1980-1981 Played 25 Scored 1 goal (Division 1)
• 1981-1982 Played 39 Scored 1 goal (Division 1)
• 1982-1983 Played 41 Scored 3 goals (Division 1)

Tottenham:

• 1983-1984 Played 27 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)
• 1984-1985 Played 16 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)
• 1985-1986 Played 27 Scored 1 goal (Division 1)
• 1986-1987 Played 17 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)
• 1987-1988 Played 0 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)

International career

He was capped twice by England during the tour of Australia in June 1983, playing 137 minutes for the national side.

Career after football

He completed a degree in Physiotherapy after his career came to an end at the age of 26 after a serious injury.^[1] With the assistance of the Professional Footballers' Association he completed a Masters degree.^[2] After a short period as Physio with West Bromwich Albion he now runs his own Physiotherapy practice in Coventry.^[3]

Honours

As a player

Tottenham Hotspur

• UEFA Cup winner 1984

References

1. ^ Hugo Steckelmacher (27 February 2008). "Professional Footballers’ Association - How The PFA Helps Players". SoccerLens. soccerlens.com. http://soccerlens.com/professional-footballers-association/6096/. Retrieved 26 September 2009. 
2. ^ Alex Hayes (30 September 2001). "Our debt to the PFA: Four beneficiaries of the union's work tell their story". The Independent (independent.co.uk). http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/our-debt-to-the-pfa-four-beneficiaries-of-the-unions-work-tell-their-story-752146.html. Retrieved 26 September 2009. 
3. ^ "Sports Injury Clinic west midlands". Return 2 Fitness. return2fitness.co.uk. http://www.return2fitness.co.uk/sports-injury-clinic/england/west-midlands/. Retrieved 26 September 2009. 

External links

• englandstats.com - England profile.

Persondata
Name	Thomas, Danny
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	12 November 1962
Place of birth	Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Date of death
Place of death