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Bob Holmes

Preston North End FC

 three captaincies, no goals

P 3 W 2 D 1 L 0 F 17: A 2
83% successful
1893-95

full appearances: seven
minutes as captain: 200

 
Robert Holmes
Birth Sunday, 23 June 1867 in Preston, Lancashire
  registered in Preston July-September 1867
Death Wednesday evening, 16 November 1955 at Preston Royal Infirmary, Deepdale Road, Preston, Lancashire
aged 88 years 146 days registered in Preston October-December 1955

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Began his playing career with Preston Olympic FC, and joined Preston North End FC in 1884, Holmes retired from professional football in May 1900 and was reinstated as an amateur and played his final league game in Division Two on 26th December 1902 against Manchester City FC after a two year absence. City won 2-0. He was also placed on the Football League referees' list and remained with North End as a trainer. 
Club honours FA Cup runners-up 1887-88, FA Cup winners 1888-89;
Football League Champions 1888-89, 1889-90;
Individual honours Football League (three appearances);
Distinctions Holmes was the last of the players who performed in the first League season of 1888-89 to retire, when he did so in 1900.
He was the last 'Invincible' to die, and the sole survivor for over eleven years, after Sam Thompson died on 23 December 1943.
Height/Weight 5' 8½", 11st 7lbs [1888], 5' 8" [1889]

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Captain Career
Captain number The 22nd player to captain England.
Player number One of five who became the 147th player (148) to appear for England.
Position(s) Left-back;
First captaincy No. 48, 13 March 1893, England 6 Wales 0, a British Championship match at Victoria Park, Boothen, Stoke-on-Trent, aged 25 years 264 days.
Last captaincy
1 years 362 days		 No. 53, 9 March 1895, England 9 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Derbyshire County Cricket Ground, Nottingham Road, Derby, aged 27 years 259 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1892-93, 1893-94, 1894-95;
Team honours British Championship winners 1892-93, 1894-95;
Individual honours He was the designated trainer for England against Ireland in 1906 and also the 1908 Continental Tour.
Distinctions Holmes worked as a football coach and in April 1908, he was appointed trainer to the English amateur international team.

Captain Record

P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
3 2 1 0 17 2 +15 0 2 5.667 0.667 83.3 +2
All of his matches were played in the British Championship competition

Captain Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 2 2 0 0 15 0 +15 0 2 7.50 0.00 100.0 +2
Away 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0

Captain Opposition Record

Opposition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Ireland 2 1 1 0 11 2 +9 0 1 5.50 1.00 75.0 +1
Wales 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 0 1 6.00 0.00 100.0 +1

Captain Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1892-93 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 0 1 6.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1893-94 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
BC 1894-95 1 1 0 0 9 0 +9 0 1 9.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC All 3 2 1 0 17 2 +15 0 2 5.667 0.667 83.3 +6

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 3 2 1 0 17 2 +15 0 2 5.667 0.667 83.3 +6
3 2 1 0 17 2 +15 0 2 5.667 0.667 83.3 +2

Captain History

 Club: Preston North End F.C. - 3ᶜ (200 min)

F.A. International Select Committee - 3ᶜ (200 min)x


capts match match details comp res. appearance pos

Age 25
1 48 13 March 1893 - England 6 Wales 0
Victoria Ground, Stoke-upon-Trent		 BC HW fourth app lb
  

Age 26
2 50 3 March 1894 - Ireland 2 England 2
Cliftonville Gardens, Belfast		 BC AD sixth app
▼(0-0) 20 inj.		 lb
  

Age 27
3 53 9 March 1895 - England 9 Ireland 0
Derbyshire Cricket Ground, Derby		 BC HW seventh &
final app		 lb
  
 
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