Edwin Holliday Explained

Edwin Holliday
Fullname:Edwin Holliday
Birth Date:17 June 1939
Birth Place:England
Death Place:Barnsley, England
Height:[1]
Position:Outside left
Youthclubs1:Middlesbrough
Years1:1956–1962
Clubs1:Middlesbrough
Caps1:134
Goals1:17
Years2:1962–1965
Clubs2:Sheffield Wednesday
Caps2:55
Goals2:12
Years3:1965–1966
Clubs3:Middlesbrough
Caps3:23
Goals3:4
Years4:1966–1968
Clubs4:Hereford United
Years5:1968–1969
Clubs5:Workington
Caps5:56
Goals5:4
Years6:1969–1970
Clubs6:Peterborough United
Caps6:16
Goals6:1
Totalcaps:284
Totalgoals:38
Nationalteam1:England U23
Nationalyears2:1959
Nationalteam2:England
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0

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

Early and personal life

Holliday was born in Leeds,[1] [2] or possibly Barnsley, on 17 June 1939. He married in March 1958.[1]

He was cousins with fellow footballers Colin Grainger, Dennis Grainger and Jack Grainger.[3]

Club career

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. He also played for the Football League representative team on one occasion. He retired following a broken leg.[4]

International career

He earned three caps for the England national team in 1959,[1] [2] and also played for England at under-23 level on five occasions.

Later life and death

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: England Players - Eddie Holliday. www.englandfootballonline.com.
  2. Web site: englandstats.com | 785 Edwin Holliday (1959). www.englandstats.com.
  3. Web site: leeds-fans.org.uk: Leeds United Player Profile: Dennis Grainger. www.leeds-fans.org.uk.
  4. Web site: Rest In Peace, Eddie Holliday | Middlesbrough FC. www.mfc.co.uk.