title: Edgar Holmes
text: # Edgar Holmes
  
  Edgar "Eddie" Holmes (20 April 1862 – death unknown) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1890s, and rugby union referee. He played at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Manningham FC, as a forward, e.g. front row, lock, or back row. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Manningham was a rugby union club, it then became a rugby league club, and since Friday 29 May 1903 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford City.
  
  ## Background
  
  Edgar Holmes was born in Girlington, Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire.
  
  ## Playing career
  
  ### International honours
  
  Edgar Holmes won caps for England while at Manningham in 1890 against Scotland, and Ireland.
  
  ### Change of Code
  
  When Manningham converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 27 August 1895, Edgar Holmes would have been approximately 32. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Manningham.
  
  