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Matty Holmes Personal information Full name Matthew Holmes Date of birth 1 August 1969 Place of birth Luton, England Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Playing position Midfielder (retired) Youth career 1986–1987 Bournemouth Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1988–1992 Bournemouth 114 (8) 1989 → Cardiff City (loan) 1 (0) 1992–1995 West Ham United 76 (4) 1995–1997 Blackburn Rovers 9 (1) 1997–2000 Charlton Athletic 16 (1) 2000–? Dorchester Town * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Matthew "Matty" Holmes (born 1 August 1969 in Luton, Bedfordshire) was an English footballer who went in to semi-retirement at the age of 30 due to an injury inflicted by Australian defender Kevin Muscat.
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Club career
Holmes joined Bournemouth in 1986 where he remained until 1992 when he joined West Ham United. The fee was an initial £40,000 rising to £60,000 on appearances.[1] Making his debut on 19 August 1992 in a 2-0 away defeat to Newcastle United [1] Holmes was part on the team which won promotion to the Premier League in season 1992–93. Two seasons in the Premier League followed with West Ham before he joined then Premier League champions Blackburn Rovers in August 1995 for a fee of £1.2m.[1] Holmes played only nine games for Blackburn before being signed by manager Alan Curbishley for Charlton Athletic in July 1997. His professional career was ended on 3 February 1998, whilst playing in an FA Cup fourth round replay against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Holmes was fouled by Wolves player Kevin Muscat causing an injury so severe his surgeon told him that he had been fortunate not to have his leg amputated. He underwent a series of operations to repair his injured leg but was unable to return to top level football. He played only 20 minutes first team football as a substitute in one Cup game in the remaining two and a half years of his contract. In July 2000, Holmes left top-flight professional football and moved to Dorchester Town. [2]
After football
He now runs a coaching school in the Dorset and Hampshire areas, which is aimed at children between the ages of five and twelve, and works for AFC Bournemouth running centre of excellence age groups 6 - 11 and local development centres.
In 2004, Holmes was awarded £250,000 by the English High court for damages resulting from the tackle by Kevin Muscat.[2][3]
Personal Life
He is the nephew of former Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers and Arsenal manager Bruce Rioch.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Matt Holmes". Westhamstats.info. 1969-08-01. http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=329&united=Matt_Holmes. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ a b "Collyer Bristow Solicitors ~ Archive ~ Premiership footballer wins substantial damages for career ending tackle". Collyerbristow.com. http://www.collyerbristow.com/Default.aspx?sID=721&cID=91&ctID=43&lID=0&filter=1. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ "Holmes awarded £250,000". BBC. February 23, 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3514673.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ Jeffreys, Mark (17 November 2001). "Holmes to sue Muscat". www.telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/championship/3017000/Holmes-to-sue-Muscat.html. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
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Categories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- A.F.C. Bournemouth players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Dorchester Town F.C. players
- The Football League players
- People from Luton
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