Dave Thomas

[AndyC]

Arguably the best pure, out and out, left winger we've ever had - pace and an uncanny ability to find the Latch, so many great memories.

 

[COYBL25]

Played with no shin pads and wore mouldies, no matter how heavy the pitch was.

Imagine the fannies today playing with no shinnys

 

[gianthogweed]

Played with no shin pads and wore mouldies, no matter how heavy the pitch was.

Imagine the fannies today playing with no shinnys

And that was an era were players could commit GBH and not even get booked

 

[Togger Blue]

About 3/4 years ago (??) Sky's Soccer Saturday thingy gave a really good piece about Dave and his near blindness. He had a Just Giving page raising funds for Guide Dogs for the Blind at the time. Heart breaking stuff, I put the onions away and got the debit card out! Fantastic player for us, just wish he'd been with us longer. A lovely bloke as well - very humble.

 

[alan ball]

I speak with Dave on a regular basis. He always mentions Everton in the conversation. It's definitely in his blood.

 

[alan ball]

He will be coming back to Goodison in the near future to do another book signing. When he was last over, he ran out of books hence the return. Another session in St.Lukes I would imagine.

 

[arch stanton]

I speak with Dave on a regular basis. He always mentions Everton in the conversation. It's definitely in his blood.

I'm sure you do/will but I'm sure he'd appreciate to hear how fondly he is still remembered as evidenced here. I was going to post about the shinnies and mouldies but its been done above, glided across the turf/mud. Lovely player to watch.

 

[banno]

What a great player he was. Accuracey of his crossing was amazing

 

[alan ball]

I'm sure you do/will but I'm sure he'd appreciate to hear how fondly he is still remembered as evidenced here. I was going to post about the shinnies and mouldies but its been done above, glided across the turf/mud. Lovely player to watch.

He knows how much he was adored by Evertonians. You know that saying; “Once Everton have touched you”

 

[Deleted member 41045]

Loved him. Imagine him with DCL.

I'd rather imagine him with Duncan.

 

[Bluerover]

Nothing certain but I've quickly gone through his 30 goals and I reckon around 12 were directly from crosses by Dave - not as many as my memory suggests but still impressive. Of course there were countless near misses and Dave was involved in the build up for other goals too.

He was brilliant, could cross with either foot and didn't necessarily have to beat his man to whip a cross in, though he often did. When Latchford was belatedly picked by England, they should have picked Thomas with him but went for the younger Barnes/Coppell.

Cheers mate. Sounds correct.

 

[Bluerover]

I might be wrong but i am sure the season Latch scored 30 goals,England played Italy at Wembley in the world cup ,or European cup and even though the both had a great seasons neither of them got picked.

Yes. Crazy management.

 

[No8Bally]

"We've got Davey, Davey Thomas on our wing, on our wing"

 

[mahermi1]

Arguably the best pure, out and out, left winger we've ever had - pace and an uncanny ability to find the Latch, so many great memories.

best crosser of a moving ball I've ever seen, brilliant player.

 

[mahermi1]

I'd rather imagine him with Duncan.

Andy Gray would have loved him.