Paul Holmes (footballer)
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Full name
Paul Holmes[1]
Date of birth
18 February 1968[2]
Place of birth
Stocksbridge,[2] England
Date of death
7 May 2024 (aged 56)[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Holmes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1968[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stocksbridge,[2] England | ||
| Date of death | 7 May 2024 (aged 56)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Torquay, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Doncaster Rovers | 47 | (1) |
| 1988–1992 | Torquay United | 138 | (4) |
| 1992–1993 | Birmingham City | 12 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Everton | 21 | (0) |
| 1996 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | West Bromwich Albion[a] | 99 | (1) |
| 1999–2003 | Torquay United | 87 | (2) |
| Total | 408 | (8) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul Holmes (18 February 1968 – 7 May 2024) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back. He made more than 400 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing for Doncaster Rovers, Torquay United, Birmingham City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion.[2] His father, Albert Holmes, played football for Chesterfield.[6] Holmes died aged 56 at Rowcroft Hospice, Torquay, on 7 May 2024, after being diagnosed with cancer in 2023.[7][3]
Torquay United
