Edward Holmes (rugby)

Edward Holmes
Personal information
Born(1862-04-20)20 April 1862
Girlington, Bradford, Yorkshire England
Died19 May 1932(1932-05-19) (aged 70)
Playing information
HeightMorecambe, Lancashire
Rugby union
PositionForwards
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1883–1892 Manningham F.C.
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire 25
1890 England 2 0 0 0 0
1889–90 The North 3 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1895 Manningham F.C. 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Edward[a] "Eddie" Holmes (20 April 1862[1] – 19 May 1932)[2] was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1890s, and rugby union referee. He played at representative level for England, and Yorkshire,[3] and at club level for Manningham F.C.,[4] as a forward.

Holmes was born in Girlington, Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire.[1]

Playing career

Holmes first appeared for Manningham in 1883 and was later to become captain. At the end of the 1892–93 season he retired.[5] On retirement from playing, Holmes became a referee,[6] and served on the club committee as well as being the club's representative on the county committee.[7]

Holmes reached the pinnacle of his playing career during the 1888–1889 and 1889–1890 seasons. As well as playing several times for Yorkshire in the county championship,[8] he was selected to play in three matches for The North v The South[9][10] and played for England in matches against Scotland and Ireland in the 1890 Home Nations Championship.[1]

Northern Union

On 29 August 1895 Manningham became one of the 22 clubs to quit the Rugby Football Union and form the Northern Union, Holmes became one of the first referees of the Northern Union.[11]

Holmes did make a single playing appearance under Northern Union rules, being a surprising inclusion in the Manningham team that beat Huddersfield on 8 October 1895.[12]

Notes

  1. ^ Some contemporary sources name him as Edgar but the notice of his death and other sources name him as Edward.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Mr Edward Holmes". Morecambe Guardian. No. 602. 27 May 1932. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Gaunt, Philip. Yorkshire Rugby Union - Centenary 1869-1969. Yorkshire Rugby Union. p. 28.
  4. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  5. ^ "Football Prospects". Bradford Daily Argus. No. 364. 17 August 1893. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Competition No 2". Yorkshire Evening Post. No. 760. 3 February 1893. p. 1 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "The Manningham club's officials". Bradford Daily Telegraph. No. 8032. 5 June 1894. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Yorkshire County Football in 1888–89". Dewsbury Reporter. No. 4788. 2 March 1889. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "North v. South". The Evening Press. No. 2282. 30 January 1890. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "North v. South". Yorkshire Post. No. 13290. 1 February 1890. p. 10 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "The Northern Union". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. No. 8611. 7 September 1895. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Manningham v Huddersfield". Huddersfield Chronicle. No. 8797. 9 October 1895. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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