Ivan Hollett Explained

Ivan Hollett
Fullname:Ivan Ronald Hollett
Birth Date:22 April 1940
Birth Place:Pinxton, Derbyshire, England
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Derby County
Years1:195?–1958
Years2:1958–1964
Years3:1964–1968
Years4:1968–1970
Years5:1970–1972
Years6:1972–1973
Clubs1:Sutton Town
Clubs2:Mansfield Town
Clubs3:Chesterfield
Clubs4:Crewe Alexandra
Clubs5:Cambridge United
Clubs6:Hereford United
Caps2:98
Caps3:157
Caps4:58
Caps5:38
Caps6:11
Goals2:40
Goals3:62
Goals4:19
Goals5:13
Goals6:2
Totalcaps:362
Totalgoals:137

Ivan Ronald Hollett (22 April 1940 – 23 March 2022) was an English footballer.

Career

He played as a striker for five Football League clubs.

He then had a spell as player-coach at Durban United before taking on similar roles at several non-league clubs, including Alfreton Town where he scored 47 goals in 86 appearances,[1] and whom he also guided to the 1976-77 Midland League championship.[2]

Hollett later worked for Mansfield Town as a scout and was youth team coach at Field Mill.[3] On 27 June 2009, it was announced that he would take up a role of watching youngsters out on loan and report back to manager David Holdsworth.[4]

Death

Hollett died on 23 March 2022, at the age of 81.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.alfretontownfc.com/apps-goals0304.htm Alfreton Town FC All Time Record
  2. http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/sport/REDS-SET-TO-GO-FOR.385728.jp Reds Set To Go For Records
  3. http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10423~1397924,00.html The Other Side: Mansfield
  4. http://www.mansfieldtown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10325~1703977,00.html New role for Hollett
  5. Web site: Ivan Hollett, 1940-2022. Chesterfield FC. 24 March 2022. 25 March 2022.
  6. https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2022/march/in-profile-ivan-hollett/ In profile: Ivan Hollett