Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Gerald Holmes [1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 February 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Balham, England | ||
Date of death | March 1988[1] | (aged 37)||
Place of death | Daventry, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1969–1970 | Woking | ||
1970–1973 | Millwall | 1 | (0) |
1973–1974 | Luton Town | 1 | (0) |
1974–1975 | Barnet | 42 | (14) |
1975–1977 | Wimbledon | 92 | (28) |
1977–1979 | Hereford United | 31 | (5) |
1979–1980 | Brentford | 15 | (2) |
1979–1982 | Aylesbury United | ||
1982 | Barnet | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Gerald Holmes (4 February 1952 – March 1988) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward, most notably for Barnet and Hereford United. [2]
After dropping out of professional football, Holmes worked as a warehouseman and in March 1988, he committed suicide at age 37. [3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Millwall | 1970–71 [4] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Luton Town | 1973–74 [5] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Barnet | 1974–75 [6] | Southern League Premier Division | 42 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 45 | 14 | |
Hereford United | 1977–78 [7] | Third Division | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
1978–79 [7] | Fourth Division | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 4 | ||
Total | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 | 6 | |||
Aylesbury United | 1979–80 [8] | Southern League Southern Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Brentford | 1979–80 [9] | Third Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
Aylesbury United | 1980–81 [8] | Southern League Southern Division | 42 | 16 | 7 | 3 | — | 13 [b] | 2 | 62 | 21 | |
Total | 42 | 16 | 8 | 3 | — | 13 | 2 | 63 | 21 | |||
Barnet | 1981–82 [6] | Alliance Premier League | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
Total | 51 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 54 | 15 | |||
Career total | 140 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 170 | 44 |
Wimbledon
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | William Gerald Holmes [1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 February 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Balham, England | ||
Date of death | March 1988[1] | (aged 37)||
Place of death | Daventry, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1969–1970 | Woking | ||
1970–1973 | Millwall | 1 | (0) |
1973–1974 | Luton Town | 1 | (0) |
1974–1975 | Barnet | 42 | (14) |
1975–1977 | Wimbledon | 92 | (28) |
1977–1979 | Hereford United | 31 | (5) |
1979–1980 | Brentford | 15 | (2) |
1979–1982 | Aylesbury United | ||
1982 | Barnet | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Gerald Holmes (4 February 1952 – March 1988) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward, most notably for Barnet and Hereford United. [2]
After dropping out of professional football, Holmes worked as a warehouseman and in March 1988, he committed suicide at age 37. [3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Millwall | 1970–71 [4] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Luton Town | 1973–74 [5] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Barnet | 1974–75 [6] | Southern League Premier Division | 42 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 45 | 14 | |
Hereford United | 1977–78 [7] | Third Division | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
1978–79 [7] | Fourth Division | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 4 | ||
Total | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 | 6 | |||
Aylesbury United | 1979–80 [8] | Southern League Southern Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Brentford | 1979–80 [9] | Third Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
Aylesbury United | 1980–81 [8] | Southern League Southern Division | 42 | 16 | 7 | 3 | — | 13 [b] | 2 | 62 | 21 | |
Total | 42 | 16 | 8 | 3 | — | 13 | 2 | 63 | 21 | |||
Barnet | 1981–82 [6] | Alliance Premier League | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
Total | 51 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 54 | 15 | |||
Career total | 140 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 170 | 44 |
Wimbledon