Edwin Holliday
.jpg) Holliday with the England national football team at Empire Stadium, London on 28 October 1959. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edwin Holliday[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Date of death | 4 October 2021 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Barnsley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Middlesbrough | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1962 | Middlesbrough | 134 | (17) |
| 1962–1965 | Sheffield Wednesday | 55 | (12) |
| 1965–1966 | Middlesbrough | 23 | (4) |
| 1966–1968 | Hereford United | ||
| 1968–1969 | Workington | 56 | (4) |
| 1969–1970 | Peterborough United | 16 | (1) |
| Total | 284 | (38) | |
| International career | |||
| England U23 | |||
| 1959 | England | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edwin Holliday (17 June 1939 – 4 October 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left.
Early and personal life
[edit]Holliday was born in Leeds,[2][3][4] or possibly Barnsley,[1] on 17 June 1939. He married in March 1958.[2]
He was cousins with fellow footballers Colin Grainger, Dennis Grainger and Jack Grainger.[5]
Club career
[edit]At club level he played for Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Hereford United, Workington and Peterborough United before retiring in 1970 due to injury, having scored 38 goals in 284 Football League appearances.[1][3] He also played for the Football League representative team on one occasion.[1] He retired following a broken leg.[6]
International career
[edit]He earned three caps for the England national team in 1959,[2][4] and also played for England at under-23 level on five occasions.[1]
Later life and death
[edit]Holliday died in hometown Barnsley on 4 October 2021, aged 82.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Edwin Holliday". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d "England Players - Eddie Holliday". www.englandfootballonline.com.
- ^ a b Edwin Holliday at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b "englandstats.com | 785 Edwin Holliday (1959)". www.englandstats.com.
- ^ "leeds-fans.org.uk: Leeds United Player Profile: Dennis Grainger". www.leeds-fans.org.uk.
- ^ a b "Rest In Peace, Eddie Holliday | Middlesbrough FC". www.mfc.co.uk.
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- 1939 births
- 2021 deaths
- English men's footballers
- England men's international footballers
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Workington A.F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football wingers
- England men's under-23 international footballers
- English Football League representative players
- Footballers from Leeds
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