Jimmy Holmes (footballer, born 1953)

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Jimmy Holmes
Personal information
Full name James Paul Holmes [1]
Date of birth (1953-11-11) 11 November 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
St John Bosco
1970–1971 Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1977 Coventry City 128 (6)
1977–1981 Tottenham Hotspur 81 (2)
1981–1982 Vancouver Whitecaps 17 (0)
1982–1983 Leicester City 2 (0)
1983 Brentford 4 (0)
1983 Torquay United 25 (3)
1983–1986 Peterborough United 49 (7)
1985–1987 Nuneaton Borough 39 (4)
1987 Leicester United
1987–1989 Hitchin Town
1989–1990 Bedworth United
1990 Nuneaton Borough
International career
1971–1981 Republic of Ireland 30 (1)
Managerial career
1985–1987 Nuneaton Borough (player-manager)
1987–1989 Hitchin Town (player-manager)
1989–1990 Bedworth United (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Paul Holmes (born 11 November 1953) is an Irish former professional footballer. Hailing from Meath Square in The Liberties, [2] he won 30 full international caps for the Republic of Ireland, scoring once. [3]

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Career

Holmes, a left-back, began his career with St. John Bosco. [4] He joined Coventry City as apprentice and was a member of the FA Youth Cup Final side in 1970. [5] He turned professional in November 1970 and became the Republic of Ireland's youngest ever full international at 17 years, 200 days when he came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Don Givens in the 4–1 defeat in the European Championship Qualifier against Austria at Dalymount Park on 30 May 1971. [6]

He made his league debut later that year in the home game against Leicester City on 4 December and gradually established himself in the Coventry first team. In March 1977, after 8 goals in 143 games for Coventry, [7] he moved to Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £120,000. [2] A broken leg ended his career at White Hart Lane after 92 games, in which he scored twice. [7] While on international duty, Jimmy broke his leg and complications arose in the setting of the leg. [5]

In February 1981, the Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League purchased his contract for £100,000. However, he played only seventeen games over two seasons. [8] During this time he made one final appearance in the Irish national side. In October 1982 he returned to the UK, joining Leicester City on a free transfer, but played only twice before a free transfer took him to Brentford in February 1983. [1] [7] A month later, another free transfer took him to Torquay United, Holmes playing 25 games (3 goals) for Bruce Rioch's side. [1] In November 1983 he moved to Peterborough United, scoring 7 times in 60 games before ending his league career. [9]

He enjoyed a testimonial match in 1985 at Dalymount Park, when an Irish XI beat a Glenn Hoddle XI. [10]

He later became a police officer in the Midlands and currently works as a chauffeur. [5] As a police officer, he was once called into duty again while on police duty at Coventry City's Highfield Road. When one of the players for a testimonial did not show, Jimmy stepped into the fray. In August 2007 he was formally commended for his bravery in July 2006. [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Holmes, Jimmy; Malyon, Mike (31 January 2017). The Day My Dream Ended: The Autobiography of Jimmy Holmes. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN   9781911476290.
  3. ↑ "Republic of Ireland 3–0 Norway". eufootball.info. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "St. John Bosco Football Club". Soccer-ireland.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 Turner, Andy (5 May 2017). "Coventry City legend Jimmy Holmes relives his horrific leg break". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hold the back page". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 "Jimmy Holmes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "NASL-". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Jimmy Holmes's Career – UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database". www.uptheposh.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  10. ↑ (subscription required) Archived 10 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ "Coventry News: The latest Coventry news updates from the Coventry Telegraph". Iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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