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George Holmes (footballer)

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Full name
  
George William Holmes

Place of birth
  
Goldenhill, England

1914–1916
  
Leek Alexandra

Position
  
Defender

Date of birth
  
1892

Playing position
  
Defender

Years
  
Team

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.

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Playing career

Holmes joined Burslem Port Vale from Leek Alexandra in August 1916. 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. He became a regular in the first team from December 1917, before he was released in the summer of 1919. He later played for Merthyr Tydfil, The Wednesday, and Wrexham.

Statistics

  • Sourced from George Holmes profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • References

    George Holmes (footballer) Wikipedia