Q:Facts: - managerclubs: porthmadog - caps: 230 40 3 46 34 90 10 20 57 44 20 9 ? - nationalyears: 1976 -- 1986 - birth date: 7 july 1954 - clubs: wrexham city chelsea west bromwich albion derby county -lrb- loan manchester -rrb- wichita wings shrewsbury town leeds united stoke city wrexham united porthmadog everton brighton & hove albion stoke - nationalcaps: 51 - height: 5 6 - nationalgoals: 4 - name: mickey thomas - nationalteam: wales - birth place: mochdre , wales - position: winger - fullname: michael reginald thomas - totalgoals: 77 - manageryears: 1994 - years: 1972 1982 1982 -- 1984 1984 -- 1985 1985 -- 1986 -- 1986 1986 -- 1988 1988 -- 1989 1989 -- 1990 1978 1990 -- 1991 1991 -- 1993 1994 1978 -- 1981 1981 1981 -- - totalcaps: 603 - goals: 33 1 0 7 2 11 0 0 14 9 0 0 ? Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mickey thomas -lrb- footballer -rrb- .
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michael reginald '' mickey '' thomas -lrb- born 7 july 1954 -rrb- is a former footballer who played for wrexham , manchester united , everton , brighton & hove albion , stoke city , chelsea , west bromwich albion , derby county , shrewsbury town and leeds united .as a welsh international , he made 51 appearances and scored four goals .thomas began his career with local side wrexham where he spent eight seasons and earned a move to manchester united in 1978 .after three seasons at old trafford thomas had sport spells at everton and brighton & hove albion before joining stoke city in august 1982 .after one and a half seasons at the victoria ground he moved on to chelsea with whom he helped gain promotion in 1983 -- 84 .he then played for west bromwich albion and derby county and also spent two years in the united states playing indoor football for wichita wings .he moved back to england in 1988 to play for shrewsbury town and leeds united before making returns to stoke city and wrexham .