Keith Holden

Charles Keith Holden (birth registered third ¼ 1937) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leigh (Heritage № 637),[2] Wigan (Heritage № 589) (two spells),[3] Warrington (Heritage № 636) and Blackpool Borough, as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.[1]

Keith Holden
Personal information
Full nameCharles Keith Holden
Bornthird ¼ 1937 (age 83–84)
Wigan, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight14 st 4 lb (91 kg)
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Leigh
1958–61 Wigan 87 36 0 108
1960–63 Oldham 62 31 0 93
1963–64 Warrington 49 22 0 66
1965–68 Wigan 65 22 0 66
Blackpool Borough
Total 263 111 0 0 333
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Background

Keith Holden's birth was registered in Wigan district, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

Wigan

Holden signed for Wigan from Leigh in 1958 for a transfer fee of £6,660 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £340,000 in 2017).[4][5] He played in Wigan's victory in the Lancashire County League during the 1958–59 season,[6] and also played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in Wigan's 30-13 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1959 Challenge Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1959, in front of a crowd of 79,811 .[7]

Oldham

After nearly two years at Wigan, Holden moved to Oldham for a transfer fee of £7,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £337,200 in 2017).[4][5] He made 62 appearances for the club before joining Warrington.[8]

Warrington

Holden made 49 appearances for Warrington, scoring 22 tries.[9]

Return to Wigan

Holden returned to Wigan in 1965,[4] he played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in the 20-16 victory over Hunslet in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016.[10] Holden played left-centre, i.e. number 4, in Wigan's 16-13 victory over Oldham in the 1966 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton, on Saturday 29 October 1966.[11] He left Wigan in 1968 and joined Blackpool Borough.

International honours

Keith Holden won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1963 against Australia.[1]

Genealogical information

Keith Holden is the father of the rugby league scrum-half who played in the 1980s for Wigan, and Warrington; Keith Holden Jr.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Holden is back at Wigan". The Guardian. London. 2 February 1965. p. 4. ProQuest 185037784.
  5. "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. "1958-1959 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. "Player Statistics". Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  9. "Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  10. "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  11. "1966-1967 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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