| Ian Holmes | |
| Fullname: | Ian David Holmes[1] |
| Birth Date: | 27 June 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Ellesmere Port, England |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 2003-2004 |
| Years2: | 2006–2007 |
| Years3: | 2007–2008 |
| Years4: | 2008 |
| Years5: | 2008–2009 |
| Years6: | 2010–2011 |
| Years7: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Vicar's cross dynamos |
| Clubs2: | Matlock Town |
| Clubs3: | Mansfield Town |
| Clubs4: | → AFC Telford United (loan) |
| Clubs5: | Eastwood Town |
| Clubs6: | Glapwell |
| Clubs7: | Matlock Town |
| Caps1: | 42 |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Caps5: | 40 |
| Caps6: | 52 |
| Caps7: | ? |
| Goals1: | 75 |
| Goals2: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 22 |
| Goals6: | 36 |
| Goals7: | 14 |
| Club-Update: | 15:41, 30 March 2008 (UTC) |
Ian David Holmes (born 27 June 1985) is a footballer who plays as a striker.
Holmes began his footballing career at vicar's cross dynamos before playing university football in Sheffield and joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Matlock Town in summer 2006.[2] He was the top goalscorer in the Premier Division with 34 goals in all league and cup competitions in his debut season in 2006–07, helping Matlock to the play-offs,[3] and joined Football League Two side Mansfield Town in August 2007 on a one-year contract.[4] After scoring three goals in 19 appearances, most as substitute, in the 2007–08 season, Holmes fell out of favour and joined AFC Telford United in March 2008, on loan with a 28-day recall option.[5] After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Conference National at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was released by the club.[6]
On 16 July 2008, Holmes signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Eastwood Town on a one-year contract.[7] He signed for Glapwell in August 2010 and made his competitive debut against Market Drayton Town on 21 August 2010, scoring two goals. He made a blistering start to his Glapwell career by scoring three hat-tricks in September 2010, against Grantham Town, Belper Town and Sutton Coldfield Town.
He re-joined former club Matlock for the 2011–12 season but left the club in May 2012 having not been offered a new contract for the 2012–13 season, despite being the club's top scorer.[8]
Holmes currently works as the best teacher (According to YouTube personality MiniQuack) at Tring school in Tring as director of media and head of Sixth Form .[9]