Billy Holmes (footballer, born 1951)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Gerald Holmes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Balham, England | ||
| Date of death | March 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of death | Daventry, England | ||
| Playing position | 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 | ||
| 1982–1983 | Barnet | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
William Gerald Holmes (4 February 1951 – March 1988) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward, most notably for Barnet and Hereford United.
Personal life
After dropping out of professional football, Holmes worked as a warehouseman and in March 1988, committed suicide at age 37.[2]
Honours
Career statistics
| 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 | |
| Hereford United | 1977–78[5] | Third Division | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79[5] | Fourth Division | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| Total | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| Aylesbury United | 1979–80[6] | Southern League Southern Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Brentford | 1979–80[7] | Third Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| Aylesbury United | 1980–81[6] | Southern League Southern Division | 42 | 16 | 7 | 3 | — | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 62 | 21 | |
| Aylesbury United total | 42 | 16 | 8 | 3 | — | 13 | 2 | 63 | 21 | |||
| Career total | 88 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 115 | 29 | ||
- ↑ 10 appearances and 2 goals in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup.
References
- ↑ "Billy Holmes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Where Are They Now? Luton Town 1973/74 promotion winners". The League Paper. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ↑ "Players: Billy Holmes". www.historicaldons.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ "Millwall Stats 1970–1971". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- 1 2 "The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive". 10 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- 1 2 "Billy Holmes Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 395. ISBN 0951526200.
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