Jim Holmes (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Career
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. After retiring as a player, he became the assistant manager at his final club Arbroath, and later became a school janitor in Rutherglen.[4]
Personal life
His son Graeme Holmes is also a footballer who played for several clubs including Morton.
See also
References
- ^ "Jamie Fairlie Interview". Hamilton Academical FC. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ Garin, Erik (18 October 2012). "Four Nations Semi-professional Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ McKinlay, Hugh (30 September 1989). "Airdrie speculate to accumulate points". The Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ "Sir Alex Ferguson: We won league titles, three Cups in a row and dumped Real to gain European trophy.. but we still couldn't beat f*****g Morton". Daily Record. 12 December 2015.
External links
- Jim Holmes at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- 1954 births
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Scottish footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- Living people
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Arbroath F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Alloa Athletic F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
- Muirkirk Juniors F.C. players