Albert Holmes (footballer, born 1885)

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Albert Holmes
Personal information
Full name George Albert Holmes [1]
Date of birth 1885
Place of birth Mansfield, England
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–1905 Hucknall Constitutional
1905–1906 Nottingham Forest 5 (0)
1906– Mansfield Wesleyans
1907–1908 Chesterfield Town 51 (9)
1908– Nelson
–1911 Mansfield Mechanics
1911–1915 Coventry City 101 (17)
1914 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 3 (1)
Portsmouth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Albert Holmes was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Nottingham Forest and Chesterfield Town, in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian and in the Southern League for Coventry City. [1] [2] [3] [4] He was a member of the Nottingham Forest squad which toured Argentina and Uruguay in 1905. [5]

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Personal life

Holmes served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War. [6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 1905–06 [7] First Division 501161
Chesterfield Town 1907–08 [8] Second Division 14300143
1908–09 [9] 37620396
Total51920539
Coventry City 1911–12 [2] Southern League First Division30320323
1912–13 [2] 38820408
1913–14 [2] 26610276
1914–15 [2] Southern League Second Division701080
Total101176010717
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 1913–14 [3] Scottish League First Division 31—31
Career total160279116928

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 141. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Albert Holmes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Albert Holmes – Hearts Career – from 14 Feb 1914 to 28 Feb 1914". www.londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ↑ Wright, Don (15 August 2015). Forever Forest: The Official 150th Anniversary History of the Original Reds. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN   9781445635170.
  6. ↑ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 213. ISBN   978-0857330772.
  7. ↑ "Albert Holmes". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Chesterfield Town FC, 1884 – 1915: 1907–08" . Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Chesterfield Town FC, 1884 – 1915: 1908–09" . Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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