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Eric Holah
Personal information
Full name Eric Tansley Holah[1]
Date of birth (1937-08-03) 3 August 1937 (age 87)
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

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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

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His brother-in-law was David Fraser, who married Holah's sister.[2]

Sources

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  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

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  1. ^ "Eric Holah". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "488 Eric Holah – On Cloud Seven".
  3. ^ "HULL CITY : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ^ The Tiger: Hull City vs. Ipswich Town. 27 April 2024. p. 22.
  5. ^ Frost, p. 399
  6. ^ "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  7. ^ Frost, p. 383