Nick Holmes (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Charles Holmes | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Full-back / Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1987 | Southampton | 444 | (56) |
| 1987–1988 | East Cowes Victoria | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002–2009 | Salisbury City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Nicholas Charles "Nick" Holmes (born 11 November 1954) is an English former professional footballer. He won the FA Cup Final with Southampton in 1976 and, from July 2002 to July 2009, was manager of Salisbury City.
Holmes was born in Southampton and educated at St. Mary's College.
He was an apprentice with Southampton in the early 1970s. He made his first team debut on 2 March 1974 away to Arsenal. A natural left-sided player, he was equally at home at full-back, midfield, centre-back or sweeper. A loyal one-club man, Holmes spent 14 years at The Dell. Naturally left-sided, he could play at left-back or midfield and was a thoughtful, yet thrusting, player who was as reliable as he was skilful.
He played at left-midfield in the 1976 F.A. Cup Final against Manchester United which Saints won 1–0, and also played and scored in the 1979 League Cup final against Nottingham Forest, which was lost 2–3. Between these two Wembley appearances, he was an integral member of the Southampton team that gained promotion from Division 2 at the end of the 1977–78 season.
An urbane man, he became club captain in March 1980, and on his 400th appearance for the club, Lawrie McMenemy praised his “reliability, dependability and flexibility”, adding that he was "a man for all seasons".
Holmes was a constant when Southampton finished second in Division 1 in the 1983–84 season and was part of a midfield that was probably the best in the club's history.
In 1986 (16 August) Saints recognised his loyalty by awarding him a testimonial match against John Mortimore’s Benfica, which was won 4–1, with Holmes scoring one of the goals.
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