Albert Holmes (footballer, born 1942)

Albert Holmes
Personal information
Full name Albert Valentine Holmes
Date of birth (1942-02-14) 14 February 1942
Place of birth Ecclesfield, England
Playing position Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1976 Chesterfield 470 (10)
1976–19?? Boston United

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Albert Holmes (born 14 February 1942) is an English-born footballer who played as a Full back in the Football League with Chesterfield between 1961–62 and 1975–76.[1]

He was a fitter with the East Midlands Gas Board, and played football for them before signing semi-pro for Chesterfield in 1960, and became a full professional the following year.[2] He went on to make a total of 514 senior appearances for the club (scoring 10 goals).[3] Of these, 470 were League appearances, putting him, as of May 2014, in fourth position on the all-time league appearance list for Chesterfield.[4]

After leaving Chesterfield he moved to Boston United.[1] His son Paul was also a professional footballer.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Albert Holmes". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Albert Holmes". Chesterfield F.C. 2 December 2007. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012.
  3. allfootballers.com Michael Joyce (subscription required) Archived 11 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Basson, Stuart (3 May 2014). "Chesterfield Players with 100 or More Football League Appearances" (PDF). Chesterfield F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2015.


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