Lee Holmes (footballer, born 1955)

Lee Holmes
Personal information
Full name Lee John Holmes[1]
Date of birth (1955-09-28) 28 September 1955
Place of birth Aveley, England
Playing position Forward
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1978–1979 Haringey Borough
1979–1980 Brentford 28 (6)
1980–1984 Enfield
1984–1987 Wealdstone 87 (16)
1987–1988 Dagenham 41 (6)
Dartford
Leyton-Wingate

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Lee Holmes is an English retired football forward who appeared in the Football League for Brentford.[1] He later played in the highest echelons of non-league football for Enfield, Wealdstone and Dagenham.

Career

Early years

A forward, Holmes began his career in the academy at Division One side West Ham United.[1] He was released without making a senior appearance and dropped into non-league football to sign for Athenian League side Haringey Borough, remaining with the club until August 1979.[1]

Brentford

Holmes got his chance in league football when he signed for Division Three side Brentford on a part-time contract in August 1979.[1] He scored on his debut for the club in a League Cup first round defeat to Southend United and went on to score seven goals in 30 appearances during the 1979-80 season.[1] His value to the team was such that manager Bill Dodgin offered Holmes a full-time contract, which he declined and departed Griffin Park.[1]

Enfield Town

Holmes dropped back into non-league football to sign for Isthmian League Premier Division side Enfield in 1980 for a £5000 fee.[1] He helped the Es to a second-place finish and promotion to the Alliance Premier League at the end of the 1980/81 season.[1] He had a successful time on the top rung of non-league football with Enfield, winning the 1981-82 FA Trophy and the 1982-83 Alliance Premier League championship.[1][2] He made 100 Alliance Premier League appearances and scored 19 goals for Enfield, before departing at the end of the 1983-84 season.

Wealdstone

Holmes signed for high-flying Alliance Premier League side Wealdstone in 1984 and had a dream start to his career with the club, winning the 1984-85 Alliance Premier League, the FA Trophy and the Middlesex Senior Cup, though the Stones would fail to win promotion to the Football League due their inadequate Lower Mead ground.[3] He remained with the club until 1987, making 87 league appearances and scoring six goals.

Later non-league career

Holmes signed for Football Conference club Dagenham in 1987, remaining for one season before seeing out his career with spells at Dartford and Leyton-Wingate.[1]

Personal life

During his career, Holmes worked as a civil engineer.[1] He married his wife on the same day as a Brentford match, dashing across London to Barking on a motorbike after the game finished.[1]

Honours

Enfield

Wealdstone

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 80. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Enfield". fchd.info. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Wealdstone". fchd.info. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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