Arthur Thomas (1938 – 8 November 2007) [1] was born in Liverpool and signed for Linfield F.C.
He was one of the stars of the Linfield team in the 1966–67 season when the club reached the Quarter Final of the European Cup, before losing narrowly on aggregate to CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria.
Arthur scored three goals in the European tie against Aris of Luxembourg that season and his final tally of five European goals is still a club record held jointly with Phil Scott and current star striker, Glenn Ferguson.
A former schoolteacher at St. James Secondary ModernLiverpool in Merseyside, Arthur joined New Brighton on the Wirral from Linfield in September 1967 and around 45 years ago he emigrated to Sydney, Australia.
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