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Walter Keith Thomas (28 July 1929 – 5 October 2021) was an English footballer who played as a right winger. During the 1950s, Thomas made 97 appearances in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, Cardiff City, Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City.[1][2]

Keith Thomas

Personal information
Full name	Walter Keith Thomas
Date of birth	(1929-07-28)28 July 1929
Place of birth	Oswestry, England
Date of death	5 October 2021(2021-10-05) (aged 92)
Place of death	Shrewsbury, England
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
000–1950	Oswestry Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1952	Sheffield Wednesday	10	(1)
1952–1953	Cardiff City	9	(4)
1953–1956	Plymouth Argyle	35	(8)
1956–1957	Exeter City	43	(6)
Total		97	(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Oswestry, Thomas played for the town's local club prior to signing for Sheffield Wednesday in 1950. A schoolteacher by profession, he rejoined Oswestry Town as player-manager in 1957 and, in 1959, joined Welsh side Pwllheli in the same position.[3]

Thomas died on 5 October 2021, at the age of 92.[4][5]

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