Albert Holmes (footballer, born 1885)

George Albert Holmes was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Nottingham Forest and Chesterfield Town, in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian and in the Southern League for Coventry City.[1][2][3][4] He was a member of the Nottingham Forest squad which toured Argentina and Uruguay in 1905.[5]

Albert Holmes
Personal information
Full name George Albert Holmes[1]
Date of birth 1885
Place of birth Mansfield, England
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1905 Hucknall Constitutional
1905–1906 Nottingham Forest 5 (0)
1906– Mansfield Wesleyans
1907–1908 Chesterfield Town 51 (9)
1908– Nelson
0000–1911 Mansfield Mechanics
1911–1915 Coventry City 101 (17)
1914Heart of Midlothian (loan) 3 (1)
Portsmouth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Holmes served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[6]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 1905–06[7] First Division 5 0 1 1 6 1
Chesterfield Town 1907–08[8] Second Division 14 3 0 0 14 3
1908–09[9] 37 6 2 0 39 6
Total 51 9 2 0 53 9
Coventry City 1911–12[2] Southern League First Division 30 3 2 0 32 3
1912–13[2] 38 8 2 0 40 8
1913–14[2] 26 6 1 0 27 6
1914–15[2] Southern League Second Division 7 0 1 0 8 0
Total 101 17 6 0 107 17
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 1913–14[3] Scottish League First Division 3 1 3 1
Career total 160 27 9 1 169 28

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 141. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Albert Holmes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Albert Holmes – Hearts Career – from 14 Feb 1914 to 28 Feb 1914". www.londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ Wright, Don (15 August 2015). Forever Forest: The Official 150th Anniversary History of the Original Reds. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445635170.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Albert Holmes". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Chesterfield Town FC, 1884 – 1915: 1907–08". Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Chesterfield Town FC, 1884 – 1915: 1908–09". Retrieved 19 July 2018.