James Black Holmes (born 8 December 1954) is a Scottish former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
.
Career
Holmes began his career at
junior
Junior or Juniors may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959
* ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009
* ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010
* ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019
Films
* ''Junior'' (1994 ...
club
Muirkirk
Muirkirk ( gd, Eaglais an t-Slèibh) is a small village in East Ayrshire, southwest Scotland. It is located on the north bank of the River Ayr, between Cumnock and Glenbuck on the A70.
Conservation
The Muirkirk & North Lowther Uplands Special ...
, before moving into the senior game with
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...
before becoming a legend at
Greenock Morton
Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greeno ...
. He won three Scottish First Division winners medals:
1977–78,
1983–84 and
1986–87. In May 1987, after being voted the
SPFA First Division Footballer of the Year, he captained the
Scottish semi-professionals in an end of season tournament against Holland, England & Italy.
He finished off his career with spells at
Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a ...
,
Alloa Athletic
Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
Formed as Alloa in 1880, the football club shortly changed its name to Alloa Association, and then to Alloa Ath ...
and
Arbroath
Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902.
It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen.
The ...
, where he was player/coach for a season before retiring in 1991.
Personal life
His son
Graeme Holmes is also a footballer who played for several clubs including Morton.
See also
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References
External links
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1954 births
Greenock Morton F.C. players
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Living people
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Partick Thistle F.C. players
Arbroath F.C. players
Falkirk F.C. players
Alloa Athletic F.C. players
Footballers from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Muirkirk Juniors F.C. players