| Eric Holah | |
| Fullname: | Eric Tansley Holah |
| Birth Date: | 3 August 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Hull, England |
| Position: | Centre forward, centre back |
| Youthclubs1: | Malet Lambert OB |
| Years1: | 1958–1961 |
| Clubs1: | Hull City |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 1961–1963 |
| Clubs2: | Bradford City |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 1963–1964 |
| Clubs3: | Goole Town |
| Years4: | 1964–1967 |
| Clubs4: | Bridlington Town |
| Years5: | 1968 |
| Clubs5: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1968 |
| Clubs6: | Holyhead Town |
| Years7: | 1969–1970 |
| Clubs7: | Ellesmere Port Town |
| Years8: | 1970–1972 |
| Clubs8: | Bridlington Trinity |
| Years9: | 1972–1973 |
| Clubs9: | Bridlington Town |
| Years10: | 1973–1974 |
| Clubs10: | Bridlington Trinity |
| Years11: | 1980 |
| Clubs11: | Bridlington Town |
| Totalcaps: | 5+ |
| Totalgoals: | 3+ |
| Manageryears1: | 1972–1973 |
| Managerclubs1: | Bridlington Town |
Eric Tansley Holah (born 3 August 1937) is an English former professional football player and coach who played as a centre forward and centre back.
Born in Hull, Holah played for Malet Lambert Old Boys before signing for Hull City on amateur terms in 1958.[1] He made one Football League appearance for Hull on 1 April 1961 against Watford where he scored in a 3-2 win.[2] [3] He signed for Bradford City on professional terms in July 1961,[4] leaving the club in 1963.[1] During his time with Bradford City he made four appearances in the Football League, scoring twice.[5] [6]
After Bradford, he spent a year at Goole Town and then moved to Bridlington Town in 1964 where he played for three years, also working for Hull City Council at the same time.[1] He left Bridlington to attend training college, and signed for Crewe Alexandra in 1968, playing as a centre-back in their reserves.[1] He later played for Holyhead Town, Ellesmere Port Town and Bridlington Trinity.[1] He became manager of Bridlington Town in 1972, also playing for the club, whilst working as a PE teacher at Headlands School.[1] He then returned to Bridlington Trinity in 1973, retiring at the end of the season, after which he coached East Riding Schoolboys and Bridlington Youth Club.[1] He became secretary of Bridlington Town in July 1980 and made a final appearance for the club, also continuing to teach at Headlands.[1]
His brother-in-law was David Fraser, who married Holah's sister.[1]