| Billy Holmes | |
| Fullname: | William Gerald Holmes |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Balham, England |
| Death Place: | Daventry, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1969–1970 |
| Clubs1: | Woking |
| 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 |
| Years9: | 1982 |
| Clubs9: | Barnet |
| Caps9: | 9 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
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.[1]
After dropping out of professional football, Holmes worked as a warehouseman and in March 1988, he committed suicide at age 37.[2]
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Millwall | 1970–71[3] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Luton Town | 1973–74[4] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Barnet | 1974–75[5] | Southern League Premier Division | 42 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[6] | 0 | 45 | 14 | ||
| Hereford United | 1977–78[7] | Third Division | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| 1978–79 | Fourth Division | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| Total | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 | 6 | ||||
| Aylesbury United | 1979–80[8] | Southern League Southern Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Brentford | 1979–80[9] | Third Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Aylesbury United | 1980–81 | Southern League Southern Division | 42 | 16 | 7 | 3 | — | 13[10] | 2 | 62 | 21 | ||
| Total | 42 | 16 | 8 | 3 | — | 13 | 2 | 63 | 21 | ||||
| Barnet | 1981–82 | Alliance Premier League | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 54 | 15 | ||||
| Career total | 140 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 170 | 44 | |||
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