Jerome William Thomas (born 23 March 1983) is an English former footballer who played predominantly as a left-winger. He scored 25 goals in 292 league and cup appearances throughout a 16-year professional career in the English Football League and Premier League.
He began his career with Arsenal, but never broke into the first team despite winning two FA Youth Cup titles with the youth team and being capped up to England under-21 level. He had two loan spells with Queens Park Rangers, before he was sold on to Charlton Athletic for £100,000 in February 2004. He played 70 Premier League games for the club, before Charlton were relegated at the end of the 2006–07 campaign. He was sold on to Portsmouth in August 2008, but only played three first team games for the club. He signed with West Bromwich Albion in August 2009, and helped the club win promotion out of the Championship at the end of the 2009–10 season. Having lost his first team place for the 2012–13 season, he spent six weeks on loan at Leeds United, before he joined Crystal Palace on a free transfer in July 2013. He played just ten Premier League games over the course of two seasons, before he joined Rotherham United in February 2016, following a six-month period spent as a free agent. He signed with Port Vale in July 2016, and spent one season with the club.