Daniel Joseph Thomas (born 12 November 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played for Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur and for the England national team.

He was a member of the Tottenham Hotspur team that won the 1983–84 UEFA Cup, despite missing his penalty in the shootout in the final against Anderlecht.

He collected a UEFA Cup winner's medal at the end of the 1983–84 season and made a total of 87 league appearances for the White Hart Lane club, scoring once, before suffering a knee injury in 1987 following a tackle by Gavin Maguire [3] He retired the following year, having failed to recover from the injury.

Coventry City: Tottenham: He was capped twice by England during the tour of Australia in June 1983, playing 137 minutes for the national side.

[6] After a short period as physio with West Bromwich Albion he went on to run his own practice in Coventry before working in Florida.