Danny Holmes

Danny Holmes

Personal information
Date of birth	6 January 1989
Place of birth	Birkenhead, England[1]
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Full Back, Centre Back, Centre Midfield
Club information
Current team	Newport County
Number	2
Youth career
1996–2007	Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2009	Tranmere Rovers	1	(0)
2007–2008	→ Southport (loan)	18	(0)
2009–2011	The New Saints	58	(3)
2011–2015	Tranmere Rovers	158	(4)
2011	→ Fleetwood Town (loan)	3	(0)
2015-	Newport County	35	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:19, 7 Feb 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Daniel Holmes (born 6 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for Newport County. He plays in right or central defence and is a product of Tranmere Rovers' youth system.

Career

Tranmere Rovers

Born in the Birkenhead, Holmes began his career with Tranmere Rovers the team he supports, joining the club at the age of 7.^[2] He originally played as a Forward but eventually became a Defender. Having captained the youth and reserve sides, he signed as a professional shortly before the 2007–08 season, and was given the number 26 shirt.

Holmes spent the latter half of the season on loan at Conference North side Southport, making 18 appearances in all competitions.^[3] At the end of the 2008–09 season, having made one league appearance during a 1–0 defeat to Yeovil Town on 22 November 2008,^[4] Holmes was one of five players released by Tranmere, together with Paul Henry, Edrissa Sonko, Adnan Ahmed and Luke Waterfall.^[5]

The New Saints

Following his release, Holmes spent time on trial with Chester City before signing for The New Saints, joining his brother Tommy at the club.^[2][6] He made his debut for the side in a 2–1 defeat to Icelandic side Knattspyrnufélagið Fram in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. At the end of his first season with the club, he was named in the Welsh Premier League team of the season.^[7]

He left TNS at the end of the 2010–11 season refusing to sign a new contract and also being named in the Welsh Premier team of the season.

Tranmere Rovers (second spell)

The Welsh Premier League reported on 21 June 2011 that he was set to re-sign for Tranmere,^[8] and on 27 June the club confirmed he had signed a one-year contract.^[9]

On 25 August he joined Fleetwood Town on a month's loan to attempt to gain some first team experience.^[10]

After breaking into the team in early 2012 and becoming a regular and also winning the young player of the year award, Tranmere took up a further one year option on him for the 2012–13 season.^[11]

Holmes scored his first goal for Tranmere in a 5–2 away win at Crawley Town on 22 September 2012.^[12]

Newport County

On 24 June 2015, following Tranmere's relegation to the National League, Holmes joined League Two Newport County.^[13] He made his debut for Newport on 8 August 2015 versus Cambridge United.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2015.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southport (loan)	2007–08[14]	Conference North	14	0	?	0	—		?	0	18	0
Tranmere Rovers	2008–09[15]	League One	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
The New Saints	2009–10[16]	Welsh Premier League	?	?	—		—		—		?	?
	2010–11[17]		?	?	—		—		—		?	?
Tranmere Rovers	2011–12[18]	League One	26	0	—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	0
	2012–13[19]		43	2	3	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	49	2
	2013–14[20]		28	0	2	0	3	0	—		33	0
	2014–15[21]	League Two	36	2	3	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	43	2
	Total		133	4	8	0	6	0	5	0	152	4
Fleetwood Town (loan)	2011–12[18]	Conference Premier	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Newport County	2015–16[22]	League Two	17	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	22	0
Career total			150	4	?	0	6	0	?	0	173	4

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 545. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
2. "Total Tranmere meets Danny Holmes". The Football Network. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
3. "2007–08 season details". Southport FC stats. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
4. "Yeovil 1–0 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
5. "Four players released by Tranmere". BBC Sport. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
6. "Holmes family affair for TNS". welsh-premier.com. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
7. "Managers name team of season". welsh-premier.com. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
8. "Wing-back Holmes in Rovers return". Welsh Premier League. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
9. "Danny Holmes Returns To Tranmere". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
10. "Holmes loaned to Fleetwood". Football Conference. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
11. "Moore Rebuilding Squad". Tranmere Rovers FC. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
12. "Crawley Town 2–5 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
13. "Exiles snap up Tranmere defender". South Wales Argus. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
14. "Games played by Danny Holmes in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
15. "Games played by Danny Holmes in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
16. "Games played by Danny Holmes in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
17. "Games played by Danny Holmes in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
18. "Games played by Danny Holmes in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
19. "Games played by Danny Holmes in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
20. "Games played by Danny Holmes in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
21. "Games played by Danny Holmes in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
22. "Games played by Danny Holmes in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

External links

• Tranmere profile of Daniel Holmes
• Danny Holmes career statistics at Soccerbase
• Welsh Premier profile