Bill Holmes (footballer, born 1926)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Holmes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Hunslet, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 December 2020 (aged 94) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Lancaster City | |||
| 1949–1950 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1950–1951 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| 1951–1952 | Morecambe | ||
| 1952–1953 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | (16) |
| 1953 | Morecambe | ||
| 1953–1954 | Bradford City | 22 | (5) |
| Southport | |||
| Total | 45 | (21) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Holmes (29 October 1926 – 3 December 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Born in Hunslet,[2] Holmes spent his early career with Leeds United and Lancaster City.[3]
Holmes played as an amateur for Wolverhampton Wanderers,[2] before playing with Doncaster Rovers, where he made two appearances in the Football League.[4] He played non-league football with Morecambe, before scoring 16 goals in 21 league games for Blackburn Rovers.[5] After another spell at Morecambe, he signed for Bradford City in September 1953, leaving the club in June 1954 to play for Southport.[6] During his time with Bradford City he made 22 appearances in the Football League, scoring five goals.[7] He also made two appearances for them in the FA Cup.[8]
He was a squad member at the 1952 Olympics,[2] but he did not play in any matches.[9]
He died on 3 December 2020, at the age of 94.[2][10]
Sources
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
- ^ "Bill Holmes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Rovers sadness over former player's passing". www.rovers.co.uk.
- ^ Bill Holmes at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "DONCASTER ROVERS : 1946/47 - 1997/98 & 2003/04 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "BLACKBURN ROVERS : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Frost, p. 399
- ^ "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Frost, p. 383
- ^ "Bill Holmes". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Braham, Michael (9 November 2016). "Bill Holmes".
