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Edwin Holliday
Edwin Holliday (17 June 1939 – 4 October 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left. Early and personal life Holliday was born in Leeds, or possibly Barnsley, on 17 June 1939. He married in March 1958. He was cousins with fellow footballers Colin Grainger, Dennis Grainger and Jack Grainger. Club career At club level he played for Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Hereford United, Workington and Peterborough United before retiring in 1970 due to injury, having scored 38 goals in 284 Football League appearances. He also played for the Football League representative team on one occasion. He retired following a broken leg. International career He earned three caps for the England national team in 1959, and also played for England at under-23 level on five occasions. Later life and death Holliday died in hometown Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England National Football Team
The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affiliated with UEFA and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football's governing body FIFA. England competes in the three major international tournaments contested by European nations: the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship, and the UEFA Nations League. England is the joint oldest national team in football having played in the world's first international football match in 1872, against Scotland. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and its training headquarters is St George's Park, Burton upon Trent. The team's manager is Gareth Southgate. England won the 1966 World Cup Final (a tournament it also hosted), making it one of eight nations to have won the World Cup. They have qualified for the World Cup 16 times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
