Martin Thomas
| Date of birth | 28 November 1959 |
| Place of birth | Senghenydd |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
After more than 200 games for Bristol Rovers, Martin joined United after a successful loan stint to compete with Kevin Carr. A regular in the first half of the 1983-84 promotion campaign, he went on to gain his only Wales cap whilst on Tyneside.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 01 Sep 1977 | 01 Mar 1983 | |
| Newcastle United | 01 Mar 1983 | 01 Oct 1988 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Clean sheets | Conceded | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | Newcastle United | League Division Two | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 1983-84 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1983-84 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1983-84 | Newcastle United | League Division Two | 23 | 19 | 4 | |||
| 1984-85 | Middlesbrough | League Division Two | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 1984-85 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 18 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 1985-86 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | |||||
| 1985-86 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 1985-86 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 32 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 1986-87 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1986-87 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | |||||
| 1986-87 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 39 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1987-88 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1987-88 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 3 | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 May 1983 | Barnsley v Newcastle United | W | 0-5 | League Division Two | |
| 07 May 1983 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 14 May 1983 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Aug 1983 | Newcastle United v Shrewsbury Town | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Sep 1983 | Newcastle United v Oldham Athletic | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Sep 1983 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Sep 1983 | Grimsby Town v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Sep 1983 | Newcastle United v Crystal Palace | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Barnsley v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Oct 1983 | Newcastle United v Portsmouth | W | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Oct 1983 | Newcastle United v Oxford United | D | 1-1 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 08 Oct 1983 | Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Oct 1983 | Swansea City v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Oct 1983 | Cardiff City v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Oct 1983 | Oxford United v Newcastle United | L |
2-1 Agg: 3-2 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 29 Oct 1983 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | W | 5-0 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Nov 1983 | Newcastle United v Fulham | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Nov 1983 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Nov 1983 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | L | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Nov 1983 | Newcastle United v Cambridge United | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Dec 1983 | Derby County v Newcastle United | L | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Dec 1983 | Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town | W | 5-2 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Dec 1983 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1983 | Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Dec 1983 | Carlisle United v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Dec 1983 | Oldham Athletic v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Jan 1984 | Newcastle United v Barnsley | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Jan 1984 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 03 Mar 1984 | Fulham v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Feb 1985 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Feb 1985 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Feb 1985 | Newcastle United v Luton Town | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Mar 1985 | Newcastle United v Watford | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Mar 1985 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Mar 1985 | Newcastle United v Leicester City | L | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Ipswich Town v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Mar 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1985 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1985 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Apr 1985 | Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1985 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1985 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Apr 1985 | Newcastle United v Southampton | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 May 1985 | Stoke City v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 May 1985 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 11 May 1985 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Aug 1985 | Southampton v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Aug 1985 | Newcastle United v Luton Town | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Aug 1985 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Aug 1985 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Aug 1985 | Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1985 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Sep 1985 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Sep 1985 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Sep 1985 | Newcastle United v Oxford United | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Sep 1985 | Newcastle United v Barnsley | D | 0-0 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 28 Sep 1985 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Oct 1985 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 Oct 1985 | Barnsley v Newcastle United | D |
1-1 Agg: 1-1 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 12 Oct 1985 | Ipswich Town v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Oct 1985 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 26 Oct 1985 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 30 Oct 1985 | Oxford United v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 02 Nov 1985 | Newcastle United v Watford | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Nov 1985 | Birmingham City v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Nov 1985 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 23 Nov 1985 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Nov 1985 | Newcastle United v Leicester City | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Dec 1985 | Luton Town v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Dec 1985 | Newcastle United v Southampton | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Dec 1985 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1986 | Newcastle United v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Jan 1986 | Newcastle United v Brighton and Hove Albion | L | 0-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 11 Jan 1986 | West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Jan 1986 | Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Feb 1986 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 08 Feb 1986 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Mar 1986 | Newcastle United v Arsenal | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Newcastle United v Birmingham City | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1986 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | L | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 21 Apr 1986 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | L | 8-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Aug 1986 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Aug 1986 | Luton Town v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1986 | Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Sep 1986 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 13 Sep 1986 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Sep 1986 | Bradford City v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 27 Sep 1986 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Oct 1986 | Southampton v Newcastle United | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Oct 1986 | Aston Villa v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Nov 1986 | Newcastle United v Oxford United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Nov 1986 | Leicester City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Nov 1986 | Newcastle United v Watford | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 22 Nov 1986 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 30 Nov 1986 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Dec 1986 | Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Dec 1986 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Dec 1986 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1986 | Newcastle United v Everton | L | 0-4 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1986 | Watford v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1987 | Manchester United v Newcastle United | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Jan 1987 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Jan 1987 | Newcastle United v Northampton Town | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 24 Jan 1987 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 31 Jan 1987 | Newcastle United v Preston North End | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 07 Feb 1987 | Newcastle United v Luton Town | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 14 Feb 1987 | Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Feb 1987 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 28 Feb 1987 | Wimbledon v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Mar 1987 | Newcastle United v Aston Villa | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Mar 1987 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Mar 1987 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Newcastle United v Southampton | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1987 | Newcastle United v Leicester City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1987 | Newcastle United v Norwich City | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Apr 1987 | Oxford United v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1987 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1987 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1987 | Everton v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Apr 1987 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 May 1987 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 May 1987 | Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 09 May 1987 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Aug 1987 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1987 | Norwich City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Sep 1987 | Newcastle United v Wimbledon | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 Oct 1987 | Newcastle United v Blackpool | W |
4-1 Agg: 4-2 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Clean sheets | Conceded | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | Wales | Under-21 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1980-81 | Wales | Under-21 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1986-87 | Wales | UEFA European Championship | 1 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Feb 1979 | Wales v England | L | 0-1 | Under-21 | |
| 09 Sep 1980 | Netherlands v Wales | W | 0-2 | U21 | |
| 10 Sep 1986 | Finland v Wales | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 6 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.