SpotlightBBC SportUnverified source· 7 Aug 2026
39 moves in 18 years: Football's ultimate journeyman
From Rotherham release to 29 clubs, Zeph Thomas now manages in the FA Cup for the first time.
S. Thomas
player
Age
36
Position
Winger
Clubs
29 different clubs
Moves
39 in 18 years
Current role
Player-manager at Dearne & District
What happened. Zeph Thomas, a 36-year-old journeyman footballer, is set to manage in the FA Cup for the first time as Dearne & District play their first ever FA Cup match.
- Thomas has played for 29 different clubs since being released by Rotherham in 2008.
- He has had multiple spells at several clubs, including five at Rossington Main.
- Dearne & District won the Northern Counties East League First Division last season.
“If I didn't get the money I thought I deserved, I'd be off.”
— Zeph Thomas
Dearne & District visit Runcorn Town in the FA Cup extra preliminary round on Saturday.
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