Billy Holmes (footballer, born 1951)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Billy Holmes

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = William Gerald Holmes{{Hugman|9270|accessdate=14 May 2015}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|02|04|df=y}}

| birth_place = Balham, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1988|03||1951|02|04|df=y}}

| death_place = Daventry, England

| height =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1969–1970

| clubs1 = Woking

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1970–1973

| clubs2 = Millwall

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1973–1974

| clubs3 = Luton Town

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1974–1975

| clubs4 = Barnet

| caps4 = 42

| goals4 = 14

| years5 = 1975–1977

| clubs5 = Wimbledon

| caps5 = 92

| goals5 = 28

| years6 = 1977–1979

| clubs6 = Hereford United

| caps6 = 31

| goals6 = 5

| years7 = 1979–1980

| clubs7 = Brentford

| caps7 = 15

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 1979–1982

| clubs8 = Aylesbury United

| caps8 =

| goals8 =

| years9 = 1982

| clubs9 = Barnet

| caps9 = 9

| goals9 = 1

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

}}

William Gerald Holmes (4 February 1952 – March 1988) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward, most notably for Barnet and Hereford United.{{Cite book |last=Haynes, Graham. |title=Timeless Bees : Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |date=2006 |publisher=Yore Publications |isbn=0-9552949-1-6 |pages=80 |oclc=316718484}}

Personal life

After dropping out of professional football, Holmes worked as a warehouseman and in March 1988, he committed suicide at age 37.{{Cite news |title=Where Are They Now? Luton Town 1973/74 promotion winners |language=en-GB |work=The League Paper |url=https://www.theleaguepaper.com/features/4050/where-are-they-now-luton-town-197374-promotion-winners/ |access-date=25 October 2017}}

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|FA Cup ! colspan="2" \|League Cup ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
Millwall \|1970–71{{Cite web \|title=Millwall Stats 1970–1971 \|url=http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats70-71.htm \|access-date=16 January 2017 \|website=www.millwall-history.org.uk}} \|Second Division \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0
Luton Town \|1973–74{{Cite web \|title=Billy Holmes \|url=https://www.hattersheritage.co.uk/billy-holmes \|access-date=4 December 2020 \|website=Hatters Heritage}} \|Second Division \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0
Barnet \|1974–75{{Cite web \|title=Billy Holmes \|url=http://www.downhillsecondhalf.co.uk/Football/ViewPerson.aspx?PersonID=663 \|access-date=25 December 2020 \|website=Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive}} \|Southern League Premier Division \|42 \|14 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|1Appearance in FA Trophy \|0 \|45 \|14
rowspan="3" \|Hereford United \|1977–78{{Cite web \|date=10 August 2014 \|title=Holmes, Billy \|url=http://www.herefordunitedarchives.com/archives/Players/H/Holmes%2CBilly.html \|url-status=usurped \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810044305/http://www.herefordunitedarchives.com/archives/Players/H/Holmes%2CBilly.html \|archive-date=10 August 2014 \|access-date=16 January 2017 \|website=The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive}} \|Third Division \|15 \|2 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|17 \|2
1978–79 \|Fourth Division \|16 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|3 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \|19 \|4
colspan="2" \|Total !31 !5 !2 !0 !3 !1 ! colspan="2" \|— !36 !6
Aylesbury United \|1979–80{{Cite web \|title=Billy Holmes Profile \|url=https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/billy-holmes/1353 \|access-date=16 January 2017 \|website=Aylesbury United FC}} \|Southern League Southern Division \|0 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|0
Brentford \|1979–80{{Cite book \|title=100 Years Of Brentford \|publisher=Brentford FC \|year=1989 \|isbn=0951526200 \|editor-last=White \|editor-first=Eric \|page=395}} \|Third Division \|15 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|15 \|2
rowspan="2" \|Aylesbury United \|1980–81 \|Southern League Southern Division \|42 \|16 \|7 \|3 \| colspan="2" \|— \|1310 appearances and 2 goals in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup \|2 \|62 \|21
colspan="2" \|Total !42 !16 !8 !3 ! colspan="2" \|— !13 !2 !63 !21
rowspan="2" \|Barnet \|1981–82 \|Alliance Premier League \|9 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|9 \|1
colspan="2" \|Total !51 !15 !2 !0 ! colspan="2" \|— !1 !0 !54 !15
colspan="3" \|Career total !140 !38 !12 !3 !3 !1 !14 !2 !170 !44

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |FA Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" |Other

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

Millwall

|1970–71{{Cite web |title=Millwall Stats 1970–1971 |url=http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats70-71.htm |access-date=16 January 2017 |website=www.millwall-history.org.uk}}

|Second Division

| colspan="2" |—

Luton Town

|1973–74{{Cite web |title=Billy Holmes |url=https://www.hattersheritage.co.uk/billy-holmes |access-date=4 December 2020 |website=Hatters Heritage}}

|Second Division

| colspan="2" |—

Barnet

|1974–75{{Cite web |title=Billy Holmes |url=http://www.downhillsecondhalf.co.uk/Football/ViewPerson.aspx?PersonID=663 |access-date=25 December 2020 |website=Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive}}

|Southern League Premier Division

|42

|14

| colspan="2" |—

|1Appearance in FA Trophy

|45

|14

rowspan="3" |Hereford United

|1977–78{{Cite web |date=10 August 2014 |title=Holmes, Billy |url=http://www.herefordunitedarchives.com/archives/Players/H/Holmes%2CBilly.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810044305/http://www.herefordunitedarchives.com/archives/Players/H/Holmes%2CBilly.html |archive-date=10 August 2014 |access-date=16 January 2017 |website=The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive}}

|Third Division

|15

| colspan="2" |—

|17

1978–79

|Fourth Division

|16

| colspan="2" |—

|19

colspan="2" |Total

!31

! colspan="2" |—

!36

Aylesbury United

|1979–80{{Cite web |title=Billy Holmes Profile |url=https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/billy-holmes/1353 |access-date=16 January 2017 |website=Aylesbury United FC}}

|Southern League Southern Division

| colspan="2" |—

Brentford

|1979–80{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=395}}

|Third Division

|15

| colspan="2" |—

|15

rowspan="2" |Aylesbury United

|1980–81

|Southern League Southern Division

|42

|16

| colspan="2" |—

|1310 appearances and 2 goals in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup

|62

|21

colspan="2" |Total

!42

!16

! colspan="2" |—

!13

!63

!21

rowspan="2" |Barnet

|1981–82

|Alliance Premier League

| colspan="2" |—

colspan="2" |Total

!51

!15

! colspan="2" |—

!54

!15

colspan="3" |Career total

!140

!38

!12

!14

!170

!44

Honours

Wimbledon

Southern League Premier Division (2): 1975–76, 1976–77{{Cite web |title=Players: Billy Holmes |url=http://www.historicaldons.com/player.php?od=4&id=416 |access-date=5 October 2017 |website=www.historicaldons.com}}