Daryl Holmes

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Daryl Holmes
Personal information
Full name Daryl Holmes
Place of birth Nelson, New Zealand
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1996 West Van F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998 Toronto Lynx 36 (0)
1998–2002 Toronto/Mississauga Olympians 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daryl Holmes is a New Zealand born former professional football player who played the majority of his career in North America.

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Playing career

Holmes played in 1996 in British Columbia in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League with West Van F.C. The following year he signed with Toronto Lynx in the USL A-League. [1] His signing was announced in a press conference revealing the inaugural 1997 team roster. [2] He made his debut for the club on 12 April 1997 in a match against Jacksonville Cyclones. [3] Holmes assisted the club in qualifying for the post season for the first time in the franchise's history, by finishing 4th in the Northeastern division. The Lynx were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs against the Montreal Impact.[ citation needed ]

He returned the following year, but failed to make the postseason by finishing second last in their division. When the A-League season came to a conclusion he signed with the Toronto Olympians of the Canadian Professional Soccer League for the 1998 season. Though he joined the Olympians late in the season he contributed in the club's undefeated season which allowed them to claim the regular season championship; the first club to reach that milestone in the league's history. In the postseason he appeared in all the club's matches and contributed by scoring a goal in the semi-final match against the North York Astros in a 5–1 victory. [4] The club reached the finals and faced St. Catharines Wolves, but were defeated in a penalty shootout denying the Scarborough-based club in accomplishing a Treble in their debut season. [5]

In 1999, the Olympians went undefeated for the second consecutive year in a row. Within that year Holmes managed to win a Treble with the club by claiming the Canada Cup, CPSL Championship, and the League championship. [6] In 2002, the franchise relocated to Mississauga, where he assisted in finishing second in their division. [7]

Honors

Toronto Olympians

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References

  1. ↑ "Daryl Holmes | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Glover, Robin (1997). "Toronto Lynx Roster 1997". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  3. ↑ Glover, Robin (12 April 1997). "Jacksonville Cyclones (1) 3:1 (0) Toronto Lynx". Rocket Robin's Home page.
  4. ↑ Glover, Robin (8 October 1998). "Here are the results of the CPSL game between North York Astros and Toronto Olympians played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 7:30pm. This was considered the 1st game of the 2 game aggregate Playoff Semi-Final". Rocket Robin's Home page.
  5. ↑ Glover, Robin (14 October 1998). "Here are the results of the CPSL game between Toronto Olympians and St Catharines Roma Wolves played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke at 8:15pm. This was the one game Playoff Final". Rocket Robin's home page.
  6. ↑ Glover, Robin (2 October 1999). "Here are the results of the CPSL game between Toronto Olympians and Toronto Croatia played at Civic Stadium in Oshawa at 5:00pm. This was the one game Playoff Final". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  7. ↑ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 25 December 2002. Archived from the original on 25 December 2002. Retrieved 21 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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