Norman Holmes

Norman Arnold Holmes (21 September 1890 – July 1965) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Leeds City, Clapton Orient, Huddersfield Town and York City.[1]

Norman Holmes

Personal information
Full name	Norman Arnold Holmes[1]
Date of birth	21 September 1890[2]
Place of birth	Darley Hillside, England
Date of death	July 1965 (aged 74)[2]
Place of death	Liverpool, England[2]
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1909	Leeds City	0	(0)
1910–1913	Clapton Orient	4	(0)
1913–1914	Huddersfield Town	3	(0)
1914–1918	York City	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Holmes was the younger brother of footballer and manager Billy Holmes.[2] He served in the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and rose to the rank of lance corporal in the 1st Football Battalion,[3] before being commissioned into the 21st (Service) Battalion as a second lieutenant in June 1918.[4][5] Holmes' football career was ended by wounds received during the course of his service.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	1913–14[6]	Second Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
Career Total			3	0	0	0	3	0

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 142. ISBN 190589161X.
2. "Our her-O's: Part two of Orient's WW1 Heroes". www.leytonorient.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
3. 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. 296. ISBN 978-0857330772.
4. "Norman Arnold Holmes | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
5. Norman Holmes on Lives of the First World War
6. Thomas, Ian; Thomas, Owen; Hodgson, Alan; Ward, John (18 October 2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield: Huddersfield Town Football Club. ISBN 9780955728105.