Lee Holmes

[3] Even before he made his senior debut, he hit the headlines when he scored after just 38 seconds for England under 16s in a Victory Shield match against Northern Ireland.[11] In September 2003, his manager George Burley issued a "hands-off" warning to teams trying to sign Holmes as well as fellow teenager Tom Huddlestone.[12] Still aged 16, Holmes scored his first Derby goal in a 3–1 defeat to Coventry City on 25 October 2003 to become the club's youngest goalscorer.[20] Holmes played 15 league games for Swindon, winning the club's young player of the season award,[21] before returning to Derby County.[27] Holmes spent time on trial with Dutch side NAC Breda but remained at Derby without playing in a match during 2007.[39] Holmes started Southampton's opening seven games of the season, and scored a second goal, once again in the League Cup, but was injured in a 4–1 defeat to Queens Park Rangers in September.[37] Southampton struggled without Holmes,[citation needed] who returned to action in a 2–0 defeat to another team fighting against relegation Nottingham Forest on 20 December 2008.[42] As a result of the club's form Poortvliet resigned as manager and was replaced by his assistant Mark Wotte, in whose first game in charge, Holmes again went off injured.[45] On 14 February 2012, Holmes signed a one-month loan deal at League Two side Oxford United, which made him available for their match against Dagenham and Redbridge at the Kassam Stadium.[54] On 8 January Exeter played the first leg of their FA Cup match against Liverpool and on the stroke of half time, Holmes scored directly from a corner kick.
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