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William Holmes (footballer)

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William Holmes
Personal information
Full name William Hall Holmes[1]
Date of birth 1889[1]
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 1933 (aged 44)[1]
Place of death Wales
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Leek Alexandra
1912–1914 Stoke 7 (3)
1914–19?? Mid Rhondda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Hall Holmes (1889–1933) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]

Career

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Steel was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played amateur football with Leek Alexandra before joining Stoke in 1912.[1] He in nine matches and scored four goals for Stoke in two seasons before leaving in 1914 for Welsh club Mid Rhondda.[1]

Career statistics

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Club Season League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke[1] 1912–13 5 3 0 0 5 3
1913–14 2 0 2 1 4 1
Career Total 7 3 2 1 9 4

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.