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Billy Holmes (footballer, born 1951)

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Billy Holmes
Personal information
Full name William Gerald Holmes[1]
Date of birth (1951-02-04)4 February 1951
Place of birth Balham, England
Date of death March 1988 (age 37)
Place of death Daventry, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1970 Woking
1970–1973 Millwall 1 (0)
1973–1974 Luton Town 1 (0)
1974–1975 Barnet 42 (14)
1975–1977 Wimbledon 92 (28)
1977–1979 Hereford United 31 (5)
1979–1980 Brentford 15 (2)
1979–1982 Aylesbury United
1982–1983 Barnet
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Gerald Holmes (4 February 1951 – March 1988) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward, most notably for Barnet and Hereford United.

Personal life

After dropping out of professional football, Holmes worked as a warehouseman and in March 1988, committed suicide at age 37.[2]

Honours

Wimbledon

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall 1970–71[4] Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Hereford United 1977–78[5] Third Division 15 2 2 0 — — 17 2
1978–79[5] Fourth Division 16 3 0 0 3 1 — 19 4
Total 31 5 2 0 3 1 — 36 6
Aylesbury United 1979–80[6] Southern League Southern Division 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Brentford 1979–80[7] Third Division 15 2 0 0 0 0 — 15 2
Aylesbury United 1980–81[6] Southern League Southern Division 42 16 7 3 — 13[a] 2 62 21
Aylesbury United total 42 16 8 3 — 13 2 63 21
Career total 88 23 10 3 3 1 13 2 115 29
  1. ^ 10 appearances and 2 goals in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup.

References

  1. ^ "Billy Holmes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Where Are They Now? Luton Town 1973/74 promotion winners". The League Paper. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Players: Billy Holmes". www.historicaldons.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Millwall Stats 1970–1971". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b "The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive". 10 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b "Billy Holmes Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  7. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 395. ISBN 0951526200.
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