Thomas Lynch (born 10 October 1964 in Limerick) is an Irish former footballer who played as a defender.
He made his football league debut playing for Sunderland but after just four starts he was signed by Asa Hartford for Shrewsbury Town.
Lynch shook his head to clear it, in time to see the aforementioned player being red carded and simultaneously carried off on a stretcher, and later being diagnosed with a fractured skull.
In August 2011, Lynch was inducted into the Shrewsbury Town players hall of fame, among the likes of Arthur Rowley, Graham Turner, Alf Wood and goalkeeper Ken Mulhearn.
Along with the other 10 players who were voted onto the greatest XI, Lynch is depicted in graffiti form in The Salop Leisure Stand Concourse at The New Meadow.