John Thomas (Irish footballer)

John JamesThomas (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.

John Thomas

Personal information
Full name	John Thomas[1]
Date of birth	(1896-08-23)23 August 1896[1]
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland[1]
Date of death	9 December 1980(1980-12-09) (aged 84)[1]
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

Career

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]

Career statistics

International

Irish Free State[2]
Year	Apps	Goals
1924	2	0
Total	2	0

References

1. "John Thomas". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
2. Baker, Mervyn D.; Ryan, Seán (2001). England (1872–1940), Éire (1924–1940), England/Amateurs (1906–1940). Wiesbaden: International Federation of Football History & Statistics.
3. John Thomas – FIFA competition record (archived)
4. "Eesti 1–3 Iirimaa" [Estonia 1–3 Ireland]. Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
5. Courtney, Barrie (23 April 2015). "USA - Details of International Matches 1885–1969". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
6. "Ireland's footballers at the Paris Olympics, 1924". History Ireland. 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2020.