Michael Thomas

Date of birth24 August 1967
Place of birthLambeth
NationalityEnglish
Weight78 kg
Height1.78 m
PositionMidfielder

26 May 1989 is the red letter day in Michael's career as that was the day he scored the title-winning goal at Liverpool for which he will be forever remembered. A hard-tackling and strong-running midfield player a few eyebrows were raised when he moved to Anfield, but he helped the club win the FA Cup in 1992, scoring the first goal. He moved on to Benfica in 1998.

This vastly experienced player returned from Portugal to join Wimbledon during the 2000 close season but after featuring on a number of occasions in the early part of the campaign he fell out of contention and dropped back into the reserves. A hard-tackling and strong-running midfield player.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Arsenal 31 Dec 1984 16 Dec 1991
Portsmouth 30 Dec 1986 29 Jan 1987 L
Liverpool 16 Dec 1991 17 Jul 1998
Middlesbrough 03 Feb 1998 27 Mar 1998 L
Benfica 17 Jul 1998 11 Aug 2000
Wimbledon 11 Aug 2000 30 Jun 2001

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1986-87 Arsenal FA Cup
2
1986-87 Arsenal League Cup 2
2
1986-87 Arsenal League Division One 12
1987-88 Arsenal FA Cup 2
1987-88 Arsenal League Cup 7
2
1987-88 Arsenal League Division One 36
1
9
1988-89 Arsenal FA Cup 2
1988-89 Arsenal League Cup 5
1988-89 Arsenal League Division One 33
4
7
1989-90 Arsenal FA Charity Shield 1
1989-90 Arsenal FA Cup 2
1
1989-90 Arsenal League Cup 4
3
1989-90 Arsenal League Division One 35
1
5
1990-91 Arsenal FA Cup 8
1
1990-91 Arsenal League Division One 27
4
2
1990-91 Arsenal Rumbelows League Cup 2
1991-92 Arsenal European Cup 1
1
1991-92 Arsenal League Cup 2
1991-92 Arsenal League Division One 6
4
1
1991-92 Liverpool FA Cup 5
2
1991-92 Liverpool League Division One 16
1
3
1992-93 Liverpool FA Cup 2
1992-93 Liverpool League Cup 1
1992-93 Liverpool Premier League 6
2
1
1992-93 Liverpool UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 2
1993-94 Liverpool Premier League 1
6
1994-95 Liverpool FA Cup 2
1
1994-95 Liverpool League Cup 1
2
1994-95 Liverpool Premier League 16
7
2
1995-96 Liverpool FA Cup 5
1
1995-96 Liverpool League Cup
1
1
1995-96 Liverpool Premier League 18
9
1
3
1995-96 Liverpool UEFA Cup 2
1
1996-97 Liverpool FA Cup 1
1
1996-97 Liverpool League Cup 4
1996-97 Liverpool Premier League 29
2
3
5
1996-97 Liverpool UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 5
1
1997-98 Liverpool League Cup 1
1997-98 Liverpool Premier League 10
1
1
3
1997-98 Liverpool UEFA Cup 1
2000-01 Wimbledon League Cup 1
2000-01 Wimbledon League Division 1 5
3
3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1984-85 England Cannes Tournament 4
1984-85 England UEFA Under-18 1
1
1985-86 England IYT 4
1985-86 England UEFA Under-18 1
1985-86 England World Youth Cup 3
1986-87 England Under-19 Youth Tournament 2
1987-88 England A v B 1
1987-88 England Toulon Under-21 4
2
1987-88 England UEFA Under-21 3
1988-89 England International Friendly 1
1988-89 England UEFA Under-21 3
1
1988-89 England Under-21 1
1989-90 England B International 1
1
1989-90 England International Friendly 1
1989-90 England UEFA Under-21 1
1990-91 England A v B
1
1990-91 England B International 1
1991-92 England B International 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
27 Nov 1984 England v Scotland L 1-2 UEFA U18 Group 1
26 Feb 1985 Republic of Ireland v England L 1-0 UEFA U18 Group 1
03 Apr 1985 USSR v England W 1-2 Cannes Tournament
05 Apr 1985 Italy v England D 2-2 Cannes Tournament
07 Apr 1985 Netherlands v England L 3-1 Cannes Tournament
08 Apr 1985 Scotland v England W 0-1 Cannes Tournament
24 Aug 1985 England v Paraguay D 2-2 World Youth Cup Group D
26 Aug 1985 England v China PR L 0-2 World Youth Cup Group D
29 Aug 1985 England v Mexico L 0-1 World Youth Cup Group D
11 Sep 1985 Iceland v England W 0-5 UEFA U18 Group 1
05 May 1986 China PR v England W 0-1 IYT
07 May 1986 Thailand v England L 2-1 IYT
11 May 1986 France v England D 1-1 IYT
13 May 1986 Brazil v England L 2-1 IYT
02 Jun 1987 Brazil v England L 2-0 U19 YOUTH TOUR
10 Jun 1987 Uruguay v England D 2-2 U19 YOUTH TOUR
14 Oct 1987 Malta v England W 0-2 A v B
10 Nov 1987 Yugoslavia v England W 1-5 UEFA Under-21 Group 4
16 Feb 1988 Scotland v England W 0-1 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
27 Apr 1988 England v France D 2-2 UEFA Under-21 Semi-final
05 Jun 1988 England v Mexico W 2-1 Toulon Under-21 Group A
07 Jun 1988 England v USSR W 1-0 Toulon Under-21 Group A
09 Jun 1988 England v Morocco W 1-0 Toulon Under-21 Group A
12 Jun 1988 France v England L 4-2 Toulon Under-21 Final
16 Nov 1988 Saudi Arabia v England D 1-1 International Friendly
07 Feb 1989 Greece v England L 1-0 Under-21
07 Mar 1989 Albania v England W 1-2 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
25 Apr 1989 England v Albania W 2-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
02 Jun 1989 England v Poland W 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
05 Sep 1989 Sweden v England L 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
14 Nov 1989 England v Italy D 1-1 B INTER
13 Dec 1989 England v Yugoslavia W 2-1 International Friendly
24 Apr 1990 England v Czechoslovakia W 2-0 B INTER
11 Dec 1990 Algeria v England D 0-0 A v B
05 Feb 1991 Wales v England W 0-1 B INTER
24 Mar 1992 Czechoslovakia v England W 0-1 B INTER


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.