Eric Holah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Tansley Holah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Hull, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward, centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Malet Lambert OB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1961 | Hull City | 1 | (1) |
| 1961–1963 | Bradford City | 4 | (2) |
| 1963–1964 | Goole Town | ||
| 1964–1967 | Bridlington Town | ||
| 1968 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
| 1968 | Holyhead Town | ||
| 1969–1970 | Ellesmere Port Town | ||
| 1970–1972 | Bridlington Trinity | ||
| 1972–1973 | Bridlington Town | ||
| 1973–1974 | Bridlington Trinity | ||
| 1980 | Bridlington Town | ||
| Total | 5+ | (3+) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Bridlington Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
Career[edit]
Born in Hull, Holah played for Malet Lambert Old Boys before signing for Hull City on amateur terms in 1958.[2] He made one Football League appearance for Hull on 1 April 1961 against Watford where he scored in a 3-2 win.[3][4] He signed for Bradford City on professional terms in July 1961,[5] leaving the club in 1963.[2] During his time with Bradford City he made four appearances in the Football League, scoring twice.[6][7]
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.[2] He left Bridlington to attend training college, and signed for Crewe Alexandra in 1968, playing as a centre-back in their reserves.[2] He later played for Holyhead Town, Ellesmere Port Town and Bridlington Trinity.[2] He became manager of Bridlington Town in 1972, also playing for the club, whilst working as a PE teacher at Headlands School.[2] 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.[2] He became secretary of Bridlington Town in July 1980 and made a final appearance for the club, also continuing to teach at Headlands.[2]
Personal life[edit]
His brother-in-law was David Fraser, who married Holah's sister.[2]
Sources[edit]
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References[edit]
- ^ "Eric Holah". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "488 Eric Holah – On Cloud Seven".
- ^ "HULL CITY : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ The Tiger: Hull City vs. Ipswich Town. 27 April 2024. p. 22.
- ^ Frost, p. 399
- ^ "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Frost, p. 383
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