George Holmes (footballer)

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George Holmes
Personal information
Full name George William Holmes
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth Goldenhill, England
Height 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1914–1916 Leek Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1916–1919 Burslem Port Vale 0 (0)
1919–1921 Merthyr Tydfil 18 (0)
1921–1922 The Wednesday 20 (0)
1922–1923 Wrexham 34 (0)
Total 66 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

George William Holmes (1892 – after 1922) was an English footballer who played as a defender for Burslem Port Vale, Merthyr Tydfil, The Wednesday and Wrexham.

Playing career[]

Holmes joined Burslem Port Vale from Leek Alexandra in August 1916.[2] He made his first team debut at left-back in a 5–1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield in a World War I war league game on 23 December 1916.[2] He became a regular in the first team from December 1917, before he was released in the summer of 1919.[2] He joined The Wednesday via Merthyr Tydfil and made 21 appearances for the "Owls" between 17 September 1921 and 13 March 1922.[3] He later played for Wrexham.[2]

Statistics[]

Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Merthyr Tydfil Third Division South 18 0 0 0 18 0
The Wednesday Second Division 20 0 1 0 21 0
Wrexham Third Division North 24 0 3 0 27 0
Career total 66 0 4 0 70 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Football's advent. The Wednesday". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 140. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  3. ^ "G W Holmes". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ George Holmes at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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