Exeter City sign midfielder Lee Holmes

Exeter City have today completed the signing of Lee Holmes on loan from Preston North End.

The 27-year-old, who was on loan with Portsmouth earlier this season, will be a Grecian until the end of the 2014/15 campaign.

Holmes began his career with six years as a pro at Derby County, just down the road from his hometown of Mansfield, and then spent a further four years on the books at Southampton. He moved to Deepdale in 2012.

The midfielder was an England youth international until Under-19 level, and has also represented Bradford, Walsall, Oxford and Swindon in temporary spells during his career, helping the latter to the League 2 title in 2012.