Edwin John "Eddie" Holding (15 October 1930 – 9 February 2014) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

and

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

Career

Holding was a versatile right-back who netted six goals in 39 third division (south) outings while for

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ...

, prior to joining Barrow in July 1954, and then

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Borough Football Club is an English football club that is based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The men's 1st team competes in the , the seventh tier of English football. In 1889, Nuneaton St. Nicholas FC was the first team in Nuneaton t ...

, Lockheed Leamington, Evesham United and Brierley Hill. He lived near

in retirement.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holding, Eddie 1930 births 2014 deaths Footballers from Wolverhampton English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Walsall F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Leamington F.C. players Evesham United F.C. players Brierley Hill Alliance F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Tamworth F.C. managers