Albert Holmes
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert Valentine Holmes | ||
Date of birth | 14 February 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Ecclesfield, England | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
19??–1961 | East Midlands Gas Board | ||
1961–1976 | Chesterfield | 470 | (10) |
1976–19?? | Boston United | ? | (?) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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[update], 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
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- Articles with dead external links from July 2015
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- Articles containing potentially dated statements from May 2014
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sheffield
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- The Football League players
- English football defender, 1940s birth stubs