Norman Arnold Holmes (21 September 1890 – July 1965) was an English professional footballer who played as a right-back in the Football League for Clapton Orient and Huddersfield Town.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Arnold Holmes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1890[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Darley Hillside, England | ||
| Date of death | July 1965 (aged 74)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Liverpool, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄4 in (1.81 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909 | Leeds City | 0 | (0) |
| 1910–1913 | Clapton Orient | 4 | (0) |
| 1913–1914 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | (0) |
| 1914–1918 | York City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Holmes was the younger brother of footballer and manager Billy Holmes.[2] He served in the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and rose to the rank of lance corporal in the 1st Football Battalion,[4] before being commissioned into the 21st (Service) Battalion as a second lieutenant in June 1918.[5][6] Holmes' football career was ended by wounds received during the course of his service.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 1913–14[7] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 142. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e "Our her-O's: Part two of Orient's WW1 Heroes". www.leytonorient.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Huddersfield Town". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ 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. 296. ISBN 978-0857330772.
- ^ "Norman Arnold Holmes | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Norman Holmes on Lives of the First World War
- ^ Thomas, Ian; Thomas, Owen; Hodgson, Alan; Ward, John (18 October 2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield: Huddersfield Town Football Club. ISBN 9780955728105.
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