Billy Holmes (footballer, born 1875)

English footballer

William Marsden Holmes (1875 – 18 February 1922) was a professional footballer who played as a half back for Manchester City between 1896 and 1904. Holmes made his Manchester City debut in October 1896 in a 4–1 defeat against Notts County. He made 156 league appearances for Manchester City and scored 4 goals. His first goal for the club was scored in the 1897–98 football season in a 2–2 draw against Arsenal. His younger brother Norman was also a footballer.

References

"Untitled". The Manchester Guardian. 20 February 1922. p. 3.
"Billy Holmes – MCFC Players – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
Penney, Ian (1995). The Maine Road Encyclopedia. Edinburgh: Mainstream. ISBN 1-85158-710-1. p197
"OUR HER-O'S: Part two of Orient's WW1 Heroes". www.leytonorient.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

v t e Leyton Orient F.C. – managers
Ormerod (1905–06) Ivenson (1906) Holmes (1907–22) Proudfoot (1922–29) Grimsdell (1929–30) Proudfoot (1930–31) Seed (1931–33) Pratt (1933–34) Proudfoot (1935–39) Halsey (1939) W. P. Wright (1939–45) Hall (1945) Hewitt (1945–46) W. B. Wright (1946) Hewitt (1946–48) McBain (1948–49) Stock (1949–56) Gore (1956) Stock (1956–59) Gore (1959–61) Carey (1961–63) Fenton (1963–64) Gore (1964–65) Sexton (1965) Graham (1966–68) Bloomfield (1968–71) Petchey (1971–77) Bloomfield (1977–81) Went (1981) Knighton (1981–82) Clark (1982–91) Eustace (1991–94) Sitton & Turner (1994–95) Holland (1995–96) Taylor (1996–2001) Brush (2001–03) Ling (2003–09) Nugent (2009) Williams (2009–10) Slade (2010–14) Nugent (2014) Milanese (2014) Liverani (2014–15) Hendon (2015–16) Hessenthaler (2016) Nolan (2016) Hessenthaler (2016) Edwards (2016) Cavasin (2016) Edwards (2016–17) Webb (2017) Riza (2017) Davis (2017) Embleton and Brill (2017) Edinburgh (2017–19) Embleton (2019) Fletcher (2019) Embleton (2019–21) McAnuff (2021) Jackett (2021–22) Harrold (2022) Wellens (2022–) (c) = caretaker manager; (p) = player-manager

Leyton Orient F.C. – managers

Ormerod (1905–06)
Ivenson (1906)
Holmes (1907–22)
Proudfoot (1922–29)
Grimsdell (1929–30)
Proudfoot (1930–31)
Seed (1931–33)
Pratt (1933–34)
Proudfoot (1935–39)
Halsey (1939)
W. P. Wright (1939–45)
Hall (1945)
Hewitt (1945–46)
W. B. Wright (1946)
Hewitt (1946–48)
McBain (1948–49)
Stock (1949–56)
Gore (1956)
Stock (1956–59)
Gore (1959–61)
Carey (1961–63)
Fenton (1963–64)
Gore (1964–65)
Sexton (1965)
Graham (1966–68)
Bloomfield (1968–71)
Petchey (1971–77)
Bloomfield (1977–81)
Went (1981)
Knighton (1981–82)
Clark (1982–91)
Eustace (1991–94)
Sitton & Turner (1994–95)
Holland (1995–96)
Taylor (1996–2001)
Brush (2001–03)
Ling (2003–09)
Nugent (2009)
Williams (2009–10)
Slade (2010–14)
Nugent (2014)
Milanese (2014)
Liverani (2014–15)
Hendon (2015–16)
Hessenthaler (2016)
Nolan (2016)
Hessenthaler (2016)
Edwards (2016)
Cavasin (2016)
Edwards (2016–17)
Webb (2017)
Riza (2017)
Davis (2017)
Embleton and Brill (2017)
Edinburgh (2017–19)
Embleton (2019)
Fletcher (2019)
Embleton (2019–21)
McAnuff (2021)
Jackett (2021–22)
Harrold (2022)
Wellens (2022–)

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