Paul Holmes (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 February 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Stocksbridge, England | ||
Date of death | May 2024 | (aged 56)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1988 | Doncaster Rovers | 47 | (1) |
1988–1992 | Torquay United | 138 | (4) |
1992–1993 | Birmingham City | 12 | (0) |
1993–1996 | Everton | 21 | (0) |
1996 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | ||
1996–1999 | West Bromwich Albion[a] | 103 | (1) |
1999–2003 | Torquay United | 87 | (2) |
Total | 408 | (8) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Holmes (18 February 1968 – May 2024) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back. He made more than 400 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing for Doncaster Rovers, Torquay United, Birmingham City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion.[2] He is the son of Albert Holmes, who played football for Chesterfield.[3] He died in May 2024, at the age of 56, after being diagnosed with cancer in 2023.[4]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Paul Holmes". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Paul Holmes". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Albert Holmes". Chesterfield F.C. 2 December 2007. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012.
- ^ "United mourn the passing Of Paul Holmes". Torquay United F.C. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
Categories:
- 1968 births
- 2024 deaths
- People from Stocksbridge
- Footballers from South Yorkshire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Premier League players
- Deaths from cancer in England
- English football defender, 1960s birth stubs