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Eddie Holliday

Middlesbrough FC

 3 appearances, 0 goals

P 3 W 1 D 1 L 1 F 5: A 5
50% successful
1959

captain: none
minutes played: 270

Timeline
  Edwin Holliday
Birth 7 June 1939 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire [registered in Leeds, September 1939].
Marriage to Antoinette Wilson [registered in Middlesbrough, North Riding, March 1958].
Death 4 October 2021 at his Barnsley home, aged 82 years 119 days.

Source

 Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Club Career
Club(s) x
Club honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions x
Height/Weight 5' 9", 10st. 12lbs [1960].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of five who became the 781st players (785) to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-left
First match No. 335, 17 October 1959, Wales 1 England 1, a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged 20 years 132 days.
Last match No. 337, 18 November 1959, England 2 Northern Ireland 1, a British Championship match at The Empire Stadium, Wembley Park, London, aged 20 years 164 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1959-60;
Team honours British Championship shared 1959-60;
Individual honours England U23 (five appearances, two goals 1959-60)
Distinctions Cousin of Colin Grainger
The seventieth West Ridian to represent England
Died three days after Freddie Hill, eight days after Roger Hunt and sixteen days after Jimmy Greaves

Beyond England
x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.


The Numbers
parties Appearances comp. apps minutes captain
3 3 2 270 0 none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
3 1 1 1 5 5 =0 0 0 1.667 1.667 50 =0
Both matches were played in a white shirt

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 2 1 0 1 4 4 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
Away 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 0 0 1.50 1.00 75.0 +1
Friendly 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0 0 2.00 3.00 0.00 -1

Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1959-60 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 0 0 1.50 1.00 75.0 +1
BC All 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 0 0 1.50 1.00 75.0 +1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 0 0 1.50 1.00 75.0 +1
2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 0 0 1.50 1.00 75.0 +1

Match History

 
Age 20 under 23  
one appearance - Hungary September 1959
      

 Club: Middlesbrough F.C. - three full appearances (270 min) manager: Walter Winterbottom - three full appearances (270 min)x

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

1 335 17 October 1959 - Wales 1 England 1
Ninian Park, Cardiff		 BC AD   11

one of five who became the 781st player (785) to appear for England.
one of two who became the sixteenth Middlesbrough player to represent England

2 336 28 October 1959 - England 2 Sweden 3
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HL   11
3 337 18 November 1959 - England 2 Northern Ireland 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 BC HW   11
  
under 23  
four appearances - Netherlands March 1960, GDR, Poland & Israel May 1960.

  
 
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