Ian Holmes (footballer, born 1985)
English footballer
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Ian David Holmes (born 27 June 1985) is a former footballer who played as a striker. He most notably played for Mansfield Town.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ian David Holmes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Ellesmere Port, England[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003-2004 | Vicar's Cross Dynamos | 42 | (75) |
| 2006–2007 | Matlock Town | (25) | |
| 2007–2008 | Mansfield Town | 16 | (1) |
| 2008 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 7 | |
| 2008–2009 | Eastwood Town | 40 | (22) |
| 2010–2011 | Glapwell | 52 | (36) |
| 2011–2012 | Matlock Town | ? | (14) |
| 2023–2024 | Great Missenden | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:41, 30 March 2008 (UTC) | |||
Career
Holmes began his footballing career at vicar's cross dynamos before playing university football in Sheffield and joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Matlock Town in summer 2006.[2] He was the top goalscorer in the Premier Division with 34 goals in all league and cup competitions in his debut season in 2006–07, helping Matlock to the play-offs,[3][4] and joined Football League Two side Mansfield Town in August 2007 on a one-year contract.[5] After scoring three goals in 19 appearances, most as substitute, in the 2007–08 season, Holmes fell out of favour and joined AFC Telford United in March 2008, on loan with a 28-day recall option.[6] After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Conference National at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was released by the club.[7]
On 16 July 2008, Holmes signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Eastwood Town on a one-year contract.[4] He signed for Glapwell in August 2010 and made his competitive debut against Market Drayton Town on 21 August 2010, scoring two goals. He made a blistering start to his Glapwell career by scoring three hat-tricks in September 2010, against Grantham Town, Belper Town and Sutton Coldfield Town.[citation needed]
He re-joined former club Matlock for the 2011–12 season but left the club in May 2012 having not been offered a new contract for the 2012–13 season, despite being the club's top scorer.[8]
Holmes works as the Head of Media Studies and Head of Sixth Form at Tring School in Tring.[9]
