Albert Holmes (footballer, born 1885)

Albert Holmes
Personal information
Full name George Albert Holmes[1]
Date of birth 1885
Place of birth Mansfield, England
Playing position Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hucknall Constitutional
1905 Nottingham Forest 5 (0)
Mansfield Wesleyans
1907–1908 Chesterfield Town 51 (9)
Nelson
Mansfield Mechanics
1911–1914 Coventry City 83 (17)
1914 Heart of Midlothian 3 (1)
1914–1915 Coventry City 18 (0)
Portsmouth
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

George Albert Holmes was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest and Chesterfield Town, in the Scottish Football League for Heart of Midlothian, and in the Southern League for Coventry City.[1][2][3] He was a member of the Nottingham Forest squad which toured Argentina and Uruguay in 1905.[4]

Personal life

Holmes served as a private with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 141. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Albert Holmes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. "Albert Holmes - Hearts Career - from 14 Feb 1914 to 28 Feb 1914". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  4. "How Nottingham Forest inspired Indipendiente of Argentina | Nottingham Post". nottinghampost.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  5. Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 978-0857330772.


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