Edwin Holliday

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Edwin Holliday (17 June 1939 – 4 October 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left.

Edwin Holliday
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 (1939-06-17)17 June 1939
Place of birth England
Date of death 4 October 2021(2021-10-04) (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

Early and personal life

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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

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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

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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

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Holliday died in hometown Barnsley on 4 October 2021, aged 82.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Edwin Holliday". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "England Players - Eddie Holliday". www.englandfootballonline.com.
  3. ^ a b Edwin Holliday at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  4. ^ a b "englandstats.com | 785 Edwin Holliday (1959)". www.englandstats.com.
  5. ^ "leeds-fans.org.uk: Leeds United Player Profile: Dennis Grainger". www.leeds-fans.org.uk.
  6. ^ a b "Rest In Peace, Eddie Holliday | Middlesbrough FC". www.mfc.co.uk.