Richard Holmes (footballer)

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Richard Holmes
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-11-07) 7 November 1980 (age 42)
Place of birth Grantham, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2003 Notts County 59 (0)
2002Hereford United (loan) 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Holmes (born 7 November 1980) is a former footballer who played in The Football League for Notts County. He also had a loan spell at Hereford United in the Conference National. [1]

Early life

Holmes grew up in Bottesford, Leicestershire. [1]

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