Albert Holmes (footballer, born 1885)
George Albert Holmes was an English professional football outside left who played 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]
| 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) |
| –1905 | Hucknall Constitutional | ||
| 1905–1906 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | (0) |
| 1906– | Mansfield Wesleyans | ||
| 1907–1908 | Chesterfield Town | 51 | (9) |
| 1908– | Nelson | ||
| –1911 | Mansfield Mechanics | ||
| 1911–1915 | Coventry City | 101 | (17) |
| 1914 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| Portsmouth | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Holmes served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[6]
Career statistics
| 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
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 141. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- "Albert Holmes". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- "Albert Holmes – Hearts Career – from 14 Feb 1914 to 28 Feb 1914". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- Wright, Don (15 August 2015). Forever Forest: The Official 150th Anniversary History of the Original Reds. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445635170.
- 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.
- "The City Ground". www.thecityground.com. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Chesterfield Town FC, 1884 – 1915: 1907–08". Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- "Chesterfield Town FC, 1884 – 1915: 1908–09". Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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