Albert Holmes (footballer)
| 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 | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
George Albert Holmes was an English professional football outside left who played 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 Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[5]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 141. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "Albert Holmes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ↑ "Albert Holmes - Hearts Career - from 14 Feb 1914 to 28 Feb 1914". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ↑ "How Nottingham Forest inspired Indipendiente of Argentina | Nottingham Post". nottinghampost.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ↑ 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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