Career
He played only twice for Huddersfield, then spent a season with Newport County, before making more than 150 league appearances for each of his next two employers, Wrexham and Rochdale. In the 1997-1998 season he helped Halifax Town to promotion from the Conference and played one more season in the Football League. Thackeray then returned to the Conference, spending four seasons with Nuneaton Borough.
In 2003 he joined Ashton United, where he scored 5 goals from 91 games in all competitions, and for a time acted as assistant manager.