Linfield F.C.
Arthur Thomas (1938 – 8 November 2007) was born in Liverpool and signed for Linfield F.C. from Ballymena United F.C. in November 1965. He made his Linfield debut in a 2–0 defeat by Glentoran on 6 November 1965. In that 1965–66 season he won a Co. Antrim Shield winners medal against Ballymena United and it was a season in which he scored 16 goals in his 31 Linfield appearances.