John David Hold (born 28 March 1948) is an English former

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who played as a

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.A-Z Player's Transfer Database: John Hold
/ref> He began his career with Fareham Town before playing professionally for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic,

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(on loan) and

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between 1965 and 1973, making a total of 131

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appearances. His career continued playing non-league football at

Margate Margate is a seaside resort, seaside town in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is located on the north coast of Kent and covers an area of long, north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay, UK, Palm Bay and W ...

and Ashford Town. In 1975, Hold moved to Canada and played for London City. He played for four years before retiring in 1979.

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Living people 1948 births English men's footballers Footballers from Southampton Men's association football forwards Canadian National Soccer League players Margate F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Fareham Town F.C. players Ashford United F.C. players London City Soccer Club players Toronto First Portuguese players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada English Football League players {{england-footy-forward-1940s-stub