Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Holmes [1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 October 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Hunslet, England | ||
Date of death | 3 December 2020 | (aged 94)||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Leeds United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Lancaster City | |||
1949–1950 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
1950–1951 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | (0) |
1951–1952 | Morecambe | ||
1952–1953 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | (16) |
1953 | Morecambe | ||
1953–1954 | Bradford City | 22 | (5) |
Southport | |||
Total | 45 | (21) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Holmes (29 October 1926 – 3 December 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Hunslet, [2] Holmes spent his early career with Leeds United and Lancaster City. [3]
Holmes played as an amateur for Wolverhampton Wanderers, [2] before playing with Doncaster Rovers, where he made two appearances in the Football League. [4] He played non-league football with Morecambe, before scoring 16 goals in 21 league games for Blackburn Rovers. [5] After another spell at Morecambe, he signed for Bradford City in September 1953, leaving the club in June 1954 to play for Southport. [6] During his time with Bradford City he made 22 appearances in the Football League, scoring five goals. [7] He also made two appearances for them in the FA Cup. [8]
He was a squad member at the 1952 Olympics, [2] but he did not play in any matches. [9]
He died on 3 December 2020, at the age of 94. [2] [10]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | William Holmes [1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 October 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Hunslet, England | ||
Date of death | 3 December 2020 | (aged 94)||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Leeds United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Lancaster City | |||
1949–1950 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
1950–1951 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | (0) |
1951–1952 | Morecambe | ||
1952–1953 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | (16) |
1953 | Morecambe | ||
1953–1954 | Bradford City | 22 | (5) |
Southport | |||
Total | 45 | (21) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Holmes (29 October 1926 – 3 December 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Hunslet, [2] Holmes spent his early career with Leeds United and Lancaster City. [3]
Holmes played as an amateur for Wolverhampton Wanderers, [2] before playing with Doncaster Rovers, where he made two appearances in the Football League. [4] He played non-league football with Morecambe, before scoring 16 goals in 21 league games for Blackburn Rovers. [5] After another spell at Morecambe, he signed for Bradford City in September 1953, leaving the club in June 1954 to play for Southport. [6] During his time with Bradford City he made 22 appearances in the Football League, scoring five goals. [7] He also made two appearances for them in the FA Cup. [8]
He was a squad member at the 1952 Olympics, [2] but he did not play in any matches. [9]
He died on 3 December 2020, at the age of 94. [2] [10]