Geoffrey Robert Thomas MBE (born 5 August 1964) is an English former footballer, who won nine caps for the full England team and captained Crystal Palace to the FA Cup final in 1990.

After three substitute appearances, Thomas made his full debut on 28 April 1984 in a 3–0 home win over Tranmere Rovers, and marked the occasion with his first goal for the club.

Thomas made an immediate impact at Selhurst Park, collecting the Supporters' Player-of-the-Season award in his first season, and helping his side to promotion to the top flight in his second year at the club.

His third year at Palace was even better, as Thomas enjoyed top-flight football for the first team, and captained the side in the 1990 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, where they drew 3–3 with Manchester United, before losing in a replay.

He also had a brief stint with Notts County at the end of the 2000–01 season, scoring once against Wrexham,[3] before returning to Crewe Alexandra where he made his final seventeen appearances as a professional footballer.

[9] In 2008, he published a biography, Riding Through The Storm[10] In 2014 Thomas returned to Birmingham-based blood cancer charity Cure Leukaemia to help them raise £2 million in two years.

In June he led 300 riders including Mark Bright, John Salako, George Lineker, Ian Wright, Aidy Boothroyd and Jill Douglas from London to Paris.