Reg Holland

Reg Holland

Personal information
Full name	Eric Reginald Holland
Date of birth	(1940-01-23)23 January 1940
Place of birth	Stanton Hill, Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
Date of death	3 January 2019(2019-01-03) (aged 78)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s)	Full back
Youth career
1955–1957	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1960	Manchester United	0	(0)
1960–1966	Wrexham	118	(0)
1966	Chester	6	(0)
1966–?	Altrincham
International career
	England Youth	8	(?)
	England Schoolboys	4	(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Reginald "Reg" Holland (23 January 1940 – 3 January 2019) was an English footballer who played as a full back.

Playing career

Holland enjoyed a promising start to his football career by being selected to play for England Schoolboys and England Youth while twice winning the FA Youth Cup with Manchester United.[1] Despite captaining the club's reserve side,[1] Holland never made a league appearance at Old Trafford although he was an unused substitute on three occasions.[1]

In March 1960, he moved to Wrexham for £2,000, going on to spend six years with the North Wales side before joining local rivals Chester in March 1966. After six league appearances he dropped into Non-League football with Altrincham.

After retiring from football, he joined the Staffordshire Police and spent 27 years with the force before retiring in 1994.[1]

Holland died on 3 January 2019 at the age of 78.[2]

Honours

Manchester United

• FA Youth Cup (2): 1955–56, 1956–57

References

1. Davies, Gareth M; Jones, Peter (1999). The Racecourse Robins. Davies and Jones. pp. 125–126. ISBN 0-9524950-1-5.
2. Sheehan, Rory (5 January 2019). "Tributes to former Wrexham AFC footballer and Manchester United 'Busby Babe' Reg Holland". The Leader. Wrexham. Retrieved 8 January 2019.