Bob Holmes was an international footballer who represented England 7 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 7th April 1888 at 20 years old, and his last was vs Ireland on 9th March 1895 aged 27. Holmes, born on 23rd June 1867, in Preston, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 148 and played as a Right Half,
Left Back and
Right Back for his country.
Bob Holmes - 7 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Robert Holmes
- Born: 23rd June 1867, Preston, Lancashire
- Died: 17th November 1955, Preston, Lancashire aged 88
- England Career: 1888 - 1895
- Positions whilst with England: Right Half, Left Back and Right Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Preston North End (7)
- FA Legacy Number: 148
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (HC) on 7th April 1888 aged 20 years, 9 months, 14 days - Last Cap: v Ireland (HC) on 9th March 1895 aged 27 years, 8 months, 16 days
- First Captaincy: v Ireland (HC) on 3rd March 1894 aged 26 years, 8 months, 10 days
- Career Length: 6 years, 335 days
- Starts: 7
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
1 - Full Games: 6
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 7
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 7
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 3
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 4
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 6
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Left Back
- 4
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 0
- Right Back
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Right Half
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 7
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 7
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Billy Bassett
- 6 Matches
- Jack Reynolds
- 4 Matches
- Johnny Holt
- 4 Matches
- John Goodall
- 4 Matches
- Fred Spiksley
- 3 Matches
- Dennis Hodgetts
- 3 Matches
- Edgar Chadwick
- 3 Matches
- Joe Schofield
- 2 Matches
- Alf Shelton
- 2 Matches
- Bob Howarth
- 2 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 10 sources from 7 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- IRE, 9 - 0, 9th Mar 1895 (HC)
Preston North End, Cap: 7.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 16 days. - IRE, 2 - 2, 3rd Mar 1894 (HC)
Preston North End, Cap: 6.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 10 days. 
SCO, 5 - 2, 1st Apr 1893 (HC) Preston North End, Cap: 5.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 8 days.
WAL, 6 - 0, 13th Mar 1893 (HC) Preston North End, Cap: 4.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 20 days.- SCO, 4 - 1, 2nd Apr 1892 (HC) Preston North End, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 9 days. - SCO, 2 - 1, 6th Apr 1891 (HC) Preston North End, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 13 days. - IRE, 5 - 1, 7th Apr 1888 (HC) Preston North End, Cap: 1.
Age: 20 years, 9 months, 14 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.