Albert Holmes (footballer, born 1885)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Albert Holmes[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1885 | ||
Place of birth | Mansfield, England | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Hucknall Constitutional | |||
1905 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | (0) |
Mansfield Wesleyans | |||
1907–1908 | Chesterfield Town | 51 | (9) |
Nelson | |||
Mansfield Mechanics | |||
1911–1914 | Coventry City | 83 | (17) |
1914 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 | (1) |
1914–1915 | Coventry City | 18 | (0) |
Portsmouth | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Albert Holmes was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest and Chesterfield Town, in the Scottish Football League for Heart of Midlothian, and in the Southern League for Coventry City.[1][2][3] He was a member of the Nottingham Forest squad which toured Argentina and Uruguay in 1905.[4]
Personal life
Holmes served as a private with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[5]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 141. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ "Albert Holmes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Albert Holmes - Hearts Career - from 14 Feb 1914 to 28 Feb 1914". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "How Nottingham Forest inspired Indipendiente of Argentina | Nottingham Post". nottinghampost.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- 1885 births
- People from Mansfield
- English footballers
- Association football outside forwards
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Nelson F.C. players
- Mansfield Mechanics F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs