Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Black Holmes | ||
Date of birth | 8 December 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
Muirkirk | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1976 | Partick Thistle | 0 | (0) |
1976–1988 | Greenock Morton | 437 | (7) |
1988–1990 | Falkirk | 53 | (0) |
1990 | Alloa Athletic | 8 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Arbroath | 37 | (0) |
Total | 535 | (7) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2011 |
James Black Holmes (born 8 December 1954) is a Scottish former footballer.
Holmes began his career at junior club Muirkirk, before moving into the senior game with Partick Thistle before becoming a legend at Greenock Morton. He won three Scottish First Division winners medals: 1977–78, 1983–84 and 1986–87. In May 1987, after being voted the SPFA First Division Footballer of the Year, he captained the Scottish semi-professionals in an end of season tournament against Holland, England & Italy. [1] [2]
He finished off his career with spells at Falkirk, [3] Alloa Athletic and Arbroath, where he was player/coach for a season before retiring in 1991.
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