Former international and Waterford legend Peter Thomas dies aged 78

The Coventry native is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers to grace the League of Ireland.

The Waterford team that won the league in 1972, with Peter Thomas, third from the left in the back row.

Peter Thomas – revered as the finest goalkeeper in League of Ireland history – died on Thursday at the age of 78.

Synonymous with Waterford, for whom he won five league titles from 1968 and 1973 and an FAI Cup seven years later, he also won two full Ireland international caps, the second against then World champions Brazil in 1972.