Daniel Holmes (born 6 January 1989) is an English football coach and former player who is manage of

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club

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. He is a product of

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' youth system.

Career

Tranmere Rovers

Holmes was born in

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, Merseyside. He began his career with

, the team he supports, joining the club at the age of seven. He originally played as a

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but eventually became a defender. Having captained the youth and reserve teams, he signed his first professional in July 2007, shortly before the 2007–08 season. Holmes spent the latter half of the season on loan at

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club

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, making 15 appearances. At the end of 2008–09, having made one league appearance during a 1–0 defeat to Yeovil Town on 22 November 2008, Holmes was released by Tranmere.

The New Saints

Following his release, Holmes spent time on trial with Chester City before signing for

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, joining his brother Tommy at the club. He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Icelandic team

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in the first qualifying round of the

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. At the end of his first season with the club, he was named in the

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team of the season. He left TNS at the end of 2010–11, refusing to sign a new contract, and also being named in the Welsh Premier team of the season.

Tranmere Rovers (second spell)

On 27 June 2011, Holmes re-signed for Tranmere Rovers on a one-year contract. On 25 August 2011, he joined

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on a one-month loan to attempt to gain some first-team experience. After breaking into the team in early 2012 and becoming a regular, and also winning the young player of the year award, Tranmere took up a further one year option on him for 2012–13. Holmes scored his first goal for Tranmere in a 5–2 away win over

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on 22 September 2012.

Newport County

On 24 June 2015, following Tranmere's relegation into the

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, Holmes joined League Two club Newport County. He made his debut for Newport on 8 August 2015 versus Cambridge United. He was offered a new contract by Newport at the end of 2015–16 but the offer was withdrawn and he was released after he failed to accept the contract by the deadline of 10 June 2016.

AFC Fylde and York City

Holmes joined

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club

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in the summer of 2016. On 10 November 2016, he signed for National League club

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on a contract until the end of 2016–17. On 21 May 2017, Holmes started as York beat Macclesfield Town 3–2 at

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in the 2017 FA Trophy Final. He turned down a new contract with York in June 2017.

Bangor City

On 10 July 2017, Holmes signed for Welsh Premier League club

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Connah's Quay Nomads

Following Bangor's demotion from the Welsh Premier League, Holmes joined Connah's Quay Nomads, with Nomads manager

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stating Holmes was "the outstanding fullback in the league last season".

Colwyn Bay

In June 2023, Holmes joined Colwyn Bay as a player/coach after their promotion to the Welsh Premier League. Holmes left Colwyn Bay in October 2023.

Managerial career

Vauxhall Motors

In October 2023, Holmes took up his first managerial position at Vauxhall Motors.

Managerial statistics

Career statistics

Honours

The New Saints *

: 2009–10 *

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York City *

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: 2016–17 Individual *Welsh Premier League Team of the Year: 2009–10,

, 2017–18

References

External links

Danny Holmes Profile at the Bangor City F.C. website
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