Paul Holmes (footballer)

Paul Holmes
Personal information
Full name Paul Holmes
Date of birth (1968-02-18)18 February 1968
Place of birth Stocksbridge, England
Date of death 7 May 2024(2024-05-07) (aged 56)
Place of death Torquay, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 Doncaster Rovers 47 (1)
1988–1992 Torquay United 138 (4)
1992–1993 Birmingham City 12 (0)
1993–1996 Everton 21 (0)
1996West Bromwich Albion (loan) 4 (0)
1996–1999 West Bromwich Albion 99 (1)
1999–2003 Torquay United 87 (2)
Total 408 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Holmes (18 February 1968 – 7 May 2024) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back. He made more than 400 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing for Doncaster Rovers, Torquay United, Birmingham City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion. His father, Albert Holmes, played football for Chesterfield. Holmes died aged 56 at Rowcroft Hospice, Torquay, on 7 May 2024, after being diagnosed with cancer in 2023.