Earle Thomas
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William Earle Thomas more commonly known as Earle Thomas was a soccer player who represented New Zealand at international level.
Thomas' clubs included Hamilton, University-Mount Wellington, Eastern Suburbs AFC
, and Blockhouse Bay.
. He went on to finish his international playing career with 23 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap coming in a 1-2 loss against New Caledonia
on October 2, 1976.
Thomas scored 7 A-international goals and captained his country on numerous occasions.
Thomas' clubs included Hamilton, University-Mount Wellington, Eastern Suburbs AFC
Eastern Suburbs AFC
Eastern Suburbs is a semi-professional association football club in Kohimarama, New Zealand. They compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1.-Club history:...
, and Blockhouse Bay.
International career
Thomas made his senior All Whites debut in a 3-5 against Australia on 5 November 1967, and scored 2 goals in his first start 3 days later in a 3-1 win over SingaporeSingapore national football team
The Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...
. He went on to finish his international playing career with 23 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap coming in a 1-2 loss against New Caledonia
New Caledonia national football team
The New Caledonia national football team is the team of New Caledonia and is controlled by the Fédération Calédonienne de Football. Although they were only admitted to FIFA in 2004, they have been participating in the OFC Nations Cup since its inception. They have been one of this relatively small...
on October 2, 1976.
Thomas scored 7 A-international goals and captained his country on numerous occasions.