John Holmes

Date of birth 1869
Place of birthPreston
NationalityEnglish
PositionLeft half

With Liverpool John Holmes won the 2nd Division Championship in 1896.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Preston North End 01 May 1889 01 May 1895
Liverpool 01 May 1895 01 Jul 1898
Burton Swifts 01 Jul 1898 01 Aug 1899
New Brighton Tower 01 Aug 1899 01 May 0191

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1895-96 Liverpool FA Cup 2
1895-96 Liverpool League Division Two 17
1896-97 Liverpool League Division One 13
1897-98 Liverpool League Division One 12


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
14 Sep 1895 Liverpool v Newcastle United W 5-1 League Division Two
05 Oct 1895 Newcastle United v Liverpool L 1-0 League Division Two
07 Oct 1895 Liverpool v Crewe Alexandra W 6-1 League Division Two
12 Oct 1895 Liverpool v Newton Heath W 7-1 League Division Two
19 Oct 1895 Grimsby Town v Liverpool L 1-0 League Division Two
21 Oct 1895 Burslem Port Vale v Liverpool L 5-4 League Division Two
26 Oct 1895 Liverpool v Notts County W 3-0 League Division Two
16 Nov 1895 Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool W 0-2 League Division Two
23 Nov 1895 Liverpool v Darwen D 0-0 League Division Two
30 Nov 1895 Leicester Fosse v Liverpool L 2-0 League Division Two
07 Dec 1895 Liverpool v Loughborough W 1-0 League Division Two
14 Dec 1895 Darwen v Liverpool W 0-4 League Division Two
21 Dec 1895 Lincoln City v Liverpool W 0-1 League Division Two
01 Jan 1896 Liverpool v Manchester City W 3-1 League Division Two
04 Jan 1896 Rotherham Town v Liverpool W 0-5 League Division Two
11 Jan 1896 Liverpool v Woolwich Arsenal W 3-0 League Division Two
01 Feb 1896 Liverpool v Millwall Athletic W 4-1 FA Cup 1st round
15 Feb 1896 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool L 2-0 FA Cup 2nd round
18 Feb 1896 Liverpool v Rotherham Town W 10-1 League Division Two
12 Sep 1896 Liverpool v Derby County W 2-0 League Division One
19 Sep 1896 Bury v Liverpool W 1-2 League Division One
26 Sep 1896 Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion D 0-0 League Division One
03 Oct 1896 Everton v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division One
10 Oct 1896 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest W 3-0 League Division One
17 Oct 1896 Sunderland v Liverpool L 4-3 League Division One
19 Oct 1896 Sheffield United v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
24 Oct 1896 Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers W 4-0 League Division One
31 Oct 1896 West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool W 0-1 League Division One
07 Nov 1896 Liverpool v Sunderland W 3-0 League Division One
14 Nov 1896 Preston North End v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
21 Nov 1896 Liverpool v Everton D 0-0 League Division One
28 Nov 1896 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool L 2-0 League Division One
02 Oct 1897 Preston North End v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
09 Oct 1897 Liverpool v Stoke W 4-0 League Division One
16 Oct 1897 Everton v Liverpool L 3-0 League Division One
30 Oct 1897 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 3-1 League Division One
06 Nov 1897 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest L 1-2 League Division One
13 Nov 1897 West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division One
20 Nov 1897 Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-0 League Division One
27 Nov 1897 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool W 2-3 League Division One
12 Mar 1898 Liverpool v Notts County W 2-0 League Division One
19 Mar 1898 Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers D 1-1 League Division One
26 Mar 1898 Bury v Liverpool W 0-2 League Division One
31 Mar 1898 Liverpool v Bury D 2-2 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.