Toby Holmes

Tobias Jack Holmes (born 26 December 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Southern Football League Division One South club Weymouth.

Career

Toby Holmes began at Dorset Premier Football League club Parley Sports in 2010 at the age of seventeen, and he was a regular starter by October 2011. He was the league's top goalscorer with 35 goals from 32 matches during the 2014–15 season, and he then joined his hometown club Poole Town on a dual registration contract, debuting on 12 August 2015 during the 1–0 victory against Barnstaple Town in the FA Cup first qualifying round; he won the Southern Football League Division One with Poole Town. He then spent the rest of the season with Dorchester Town, debuting on 9 February 2016 during the 1–1 draw against Cirencester Town, and scoring his first goal on 20 February 2016 during the 4–2 victory against Merthyr Town.

He joined Wimborne Town in the summer of 2016, and scored 37 goals in his first season with the club. During the 2017–18 season, he won both the Southern Football League Division One West and the Dorset Senior Cup (including scoring eleven goals in the competition) as he finished the season with 59 goals scored. He left after the 2018–19 season to join Salisbury. He debuted on 10 August 2019 during the 2–0 victory against Chesham United, and his first two goals for Shaftesbury came against Dorchester Town on 17 August 2019. He left after the season prematurely ended in March 2020.

He joined Taunton Town and scored on his debut during the 1–1 draw against Hayes & Yeading United on 9 August 2020. He won the 2021–22 Southern Football League Premier Division South title with Taunton Town.

Holmes rejoined Poole Town on 22 May 2022. He won the 2023–24 Poole Town Player of the Year award as the club's top goalscorer with 22 goals.

Holmes rejoined Wimborne Town in December 2024, and joined Shaftesbury on a one-month loan deal on 18 March 2025. He debuted for Shaftesbury during the 5–1 loss against Mousehole on 22 March 2025, and he scored his first goal on 29 March 2025 during the 3–3 draw against Bideford. He permanently joined Shaftesbury in July 2025, and he helped the club reach the FA Trophy third qualifying round for the first time ever. He was also the club's top scorer during the 2025–26 season with 32 goals across all competitions.

He joined Weymouth on 29 May 2026. In pre-season, he scored a brace on 21 July 2026 during the 7–1 victory against Downton. He also scored a brace on his competitive debut for Weymouth on 8 August 2026 during the 5–1 victory against Dorchester Town.

Career statistics

Honours

Poole Town

• Southern Football League Division One: 2015–16

Wimborne Town

• Southern Football League Division One West: promoted 2017–18
• Dorset Senior Cup: 2017–18

Taunton Town

• Southern Football League Premier Division South: 2021–22

Individual

• Dorset Premier Football League top goalscorer: 2014–15
• Southern Football League Division One West top goalscorer: 2017–18
• Poole Town Player of the Year: 2023–24