Keith Holden

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Keith Holden
Personal information
Full nameCharles Keith Holden
Bornthird ¼ 1937 (age 83–84)
Wigan, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight14 st 4 lb (91 kg)
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Leigh
1958–61 Wigan 87 36 0 108
1960–63 Oldham 62 31 0 93
1963–64 Warrington 49 22 0 66
1965–68 Wigan 65 22 0 66
Blackpool Borough
Total 263 111 0 0 333
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Charles Keith Holden (birth registered third ¼ 1937) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leigh (Heritage № 637),[2] Wigan (Heritage № 589) (two spells),[3], Oldham RLFC (Heritage № 631), Warrington (Heritage № 636) and Blackpool Borough, as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.[1]

Background[]

Keith Holden's birth was registered in Wigan district, Lancashire, England.

Playing career[]

Wigan[]

Holden signed for Wigan from Leigh in 1958 for a transfer fee of £6,660 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £340,000 in 2017).[4][5] He played in Wigan's victory in the Lancashire County League during the 1958–59 season,[6] and also played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in Wigan's 30-13 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1959 Challenge Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1959, in front of a crowd of 79,811 .[7]

Oldham[]

After nearly two years at Wigan, Holden moved to Oldham for a transfer fee of £7,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £337,200 in 2017).[4][5] He made 62 appearances for the club before joining Warrington.[8]

Warrington[]

Holden made 49 appearances for Warrington, scoring 22 tries.[9]

Return to Wigan[]

Holden returned to Wigan in 1965,[4] he played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in the 20-16 victory over Hunslet in the 1965 Challenge Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 8 May 1965, in front of a crowd of 89,016.[10] Holden played left-centre, i.e. number 4, in Wigan's 16-13 victory over Oldham in the 1966 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton, on Saturday 29 October 1966.[11] He left Wigan in 1968 and joined Blackpool Borough.

International honours[]

Keith Holden won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1963 against Australia.[1]

Genealogical information[]

Keith Holden is the father of the rugby league scrum-half who played in the 1980s for Wigan, and Warrington;

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Holden is back at Wigan". The Guardian. London. 2 February 1965. p. 4. ProQuest 185037784.
  5. ^ a b "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ^ "1958-1959 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Player Statistics". Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  10. ^ "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  11. ^ "1966-1967 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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