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