David Pleat brought Thomas into the Luton Town side from Limbury boys club in 1982.
[citation needed] He played in a qualifier and one leg each of the quarter and semi finals, with two of his Luton Town colleagues Tim Breacker and Mike Newell.
[citation needed] After his spell at Tottenham during which he played in the 1987 FA Cup Final, Thomas moved to West Ham Utd in August 1991 for £500,000 joining former Luton teammate Tim Breacker.
Stan Ternent signed Thomas, for Burnley, for the start of the 1999-2000 season, which they ended by winning promotion.
His role was controversial resulting in investigations into the transfers of Jermain Defoe to Tottenham Hotspur[6] and Shaun Wright-Phillips to Chelsea.