Edwin Holliday
Edwin Holliday (born 17 June 1939) is an English former professional footballer who played as an outside left.
 Holliday (front row, far right) 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 | ||
| 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) | |
| National team | |||
| England U23 | |||
| 1959 | England | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Early and personal life
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
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]
International career
He earned three caps for the England national team in 1959,[2][4] He also played for England at under-23 level on five occasions.[1]
References
- "Edwin Holliday". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- "England Players - Eddie Holliday". www.englandfootballonline.com.
- Edwin Holliday at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- "englandstats.com | 785 Edwin Holliday (1959)". www.englandstats.com.
- "leeds-fans.org.uk: Leeds United Player Profile: Dennis Grainger". www.leeds-fans.org.uk.
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