Daniel Holmes (born 6 January 1989) is an English football manager and former player. He is currently manager of Cymru Premier club Flint Town United.
Career Tranmere Rovers Holmes was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside. He began his career with Tranmere Rovers, the team he supports, joining the club at the age of seven. He originally played as a forward 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 Conference North club Southport, 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 The New Saints, joining his brother Tommy at the club. He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Icelandic team Knattspyrnufélagið Fram in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. At the end of his first season with the club, he was named in the Welsh Premier League 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 Fleetwood Town 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 Crawley Town on 22 September 2012.
Newport County On 24 June 2015, following Tranmere's relegation into the National League, 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 He was offered a new contract by Newport at the end of 2015–16 but the offer was withdrawn and he was released after he failed to accept the contract by the deadline of 10 June 2016.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 National League North club AFC Fylde in the summer of 2016. On 10 November 2016, he signed for National League club York City on a contract until the end of 2016–17. On 21 May 2017, Holmes started as York beat Macclesfield Town 3–2 at Wembley Stadium 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 Bangor City.
Connah's Quay Nomads Following Bangor's demotion from the Welsh Premier League, Holmes joined Connah's Quay Nomads, with Nomads manager Andy Morrison 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.
On 29 May 2026, Holmes departed the club.https://www.vauxhallmotorsfc.co.uk/articles/club-statement-danny-holmes-departs-vauxhall-motors
Flint Town United In September 2026 he was appointed by Flint Town United as club manager.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordVauxhall Motors23 October 202329 May 2026Total
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTranmere Rovers2007–08League One00000000002008–09League One1000000010Total1000000010Southport (loan)2007–08Conference North140——10150The New Saints2009–10Welsh Premier League3201000203502010–11Welsh Premier League252003060342Total572103080692Tranmere Rovers2011–12League One2600000102702012–13League One4323020104922013–14League One2802030003302014–15League Two362301030432Total13348060501524Fleetwood Town (loan)2011–12Conference Premier30———30Newport County2015–16League Two350401000400AFC Fylde2016–17National League North16010——170York City2016–17National League211——60271Bangor City2017–18Welsh Premier League2411010—261Career total30481501102003508
Honours The New Saints Welsh Premier League: 2009–10 Welsh League Cup: 2010–11
York City FA Trophy: 2016–17
Individual Welsh Premier League Team of the Year: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2017–18
References
External links
. Archived on the Wayback Machine.