Edgar Holmes
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| Full name | Edgar Holmes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1863 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edgar "Eddie" Holmes (born 1863 — death unknown) was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s, and referee, playing at representative level for England, and Yorkshire,[1] and at club level for Manningham F.C.,[2] as a Forward, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Manningham was a rugby union club, it then became a rugby league club, and since Friday 29 May 1903 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford City A.F.C..
Playing career
International honours
Edgar Holmes won caps for England while at Manningham in 1890 against Scotland, and Ireland.[3]
Change of Code
When Manningham converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 27 August 1895, Edgar Holmes would have been approximately 32. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Manningham.
References
- ^ Philip Gaunt (1969). "Yorkshire Rugby Union - Centenary 1869-1969 (Page-28)". Chadwick Studios/Frederick Duffield & Sons Ltd. ISBN n/a
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "International Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.