Bill_Holmes_(footballer,_born_1926)

Bill Holmes (footballer, born 1926)

Bill Holmes (footballer, born 1926)

English footballer (1926–2020)

William Holmes (29 October 1926 – 3 December 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Career

Born in Hunslet,[2] Holmes spent his early career with Leeds United and Lancaster City.[3]

Holmes played as an amateur for Wolverhampton Wanderers,[2] before playing with Doncaster Rovers, where he made two appearances in the Football League.[4] He played non-league football with Morecambe, before scoring 16 goals in 21 league games for Blackburn Rovers.[5] After another spell at Morecambe, he signed for Bradford City in September 1953, leaving the club in June 1954 to play for Southport.[6] During his time with Bradford City he made 22 appearances in the Football League, scoring five goals.[7] He also made two appearances for them in the FA Cup.[8]

He was a squad member at the 1952 Olympics,[2] but he did not play in any matches.[9]

He died on 3 December 2020, at the age of 94.[2][10]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. [1]
    "Bill Holmes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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    "Rovers sadness over former player's passing". www.rovers.co.uk.
  3. [3]
    Bill Holmes at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. [4]
    "DONCASTER ROVERS : 1946/47 - 1997/98 & 2003/04 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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    "BLACKBURN ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. [6]
    Frost, p. 399
  7. [7]
    "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  8. [8]
    Frost, p. 383
  9. [9]
    "Bill Holmes". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. [10]
    Braham, Michael (9 November 2016). "Bill Holmes".
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