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English footballer

Ezra Holmes
Personal information
Date of birth 26 October 1885
Place of birth Wombwell, Yorkshire, England
Date of death 1 May 1921(1921-05-01) (aged 35)
Place of death Belper, Derbyshire, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906–1907 Gainsborough Trinity 41 (12)
1907–1908 Birmingham 2 (0)
1908–19?? Stamford Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ezra Holmes (26 October 1885 – 1 May 1921) was an English professional footballer who scored 12 goals in 43 appearances in the Football League playing for Gainsborough Trinity and Birmingham.

Holmes was born in Wombwell, Yorkshire. A small man who played as a centre forward, his performances for Gainsborough in the Second Division led Birmingham to pay the large fee of £400 for his services in November 1907. He went straight into the starting eleven, played two first-team games, and four months later dropped into non-league football with Stamford Town.

References

  1. "Deaths". Belper News. 6 May 1921. p. 4. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. Matthews, p. 154.


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