Players - John Holmes

John Holmes
Born: 1869
Born in: Preston
Died: 1940
Other clubs: Preston North End (1889-95), Burton Swifts (1898-99), New Brighton Tower (1899-1901)
Signed from: Preston North End
Joined Liverpool: 01.07.1895
Debut: 14 Sep 1895
Final appearance: 31 Mar 1898
Contract until: 1898
Honours: Second Division 1895/96
League: Apps / Goals: 42 / 0
All Competitions: Apps / Goals: 44 / 0

Player Profile

Brother of Preston North End's "Invincibles" legend and England international, Bob Holmes. John was a defender who made 44 league and FA Cup appearances in the 1890s. Nineteen of those came in his debut season 1895/96, the year that the club won the second division Championship for the second time. He made 25 appearances over the next couple of years as Liverpool consolidated their first division place after an absence of just one year from the top-flight.

Appearances per season

Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
1895-1896 17 2 0 0 0 19
1896-1897 13 0 0 0 0 13
1897-1898 12 0 0 0 0 12
Totals 42 2 0 0 0 44

A more detailed look at the player's appearances

Apps Mins Opponent
4 360 Nottingham Forest
3 270 Bury
3 270 Everton
3 270 West Bromwich Albion
2 180 Arsenal
2 180 Darwen
2 180 Newcastle United
2 180 Notts County
2 180 Preston North End
2 180 Rotherham Town
2 180 Sunderland
2 180 Wolves
1 90 Aston Villa
1 90 Blackburn Rovers
1 90 Bolton Wanderers
1 90 Crewe Alexandra
1 90 Derby County
1 90 Grimsby Town
1 90 Leicester City
1 90 Lincoln City
1 90 Loughborough
1 90 Manchester City
1 90 Manchester United
1 90 Millwall
1 90 Port Vale
1 90 Sheffield United
1 90 Stoke City
Total Started/substitutions
44 Started
0 Substituted
0 Substitute
0 On bench
Total Venue
22 Home
22 Away
Total Competition
42 League
2 FA Cup
Total W D L Win% Manager
25 11 7 7 44.0% Tom Watson
19 13 1 5 68.4% John McKenna