Will Holford

Will Holford
Personal information
Full name	William Holford
Date of birth	1862
Place of birth	Stoke-upon-Trent, England
Date of death	1907 (aged 45)
Position(s)	Half back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Boothen Victoria
1886–1889	Stoke
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Holford (1862–1907) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.^[1]

Career[]

Holford was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for Boothen Victoria before joining the local professional team Stoke in 1886.^[1] He played in four matches in the FA Cup in three seasons with the club but was overlooked by manager Harry Lockett for the Football League squad and left the club in 1889.^[1]

Career statistics[]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke^[1]	1886–87	—	–		1	0	1	0
	1887–88	—	–		2	0	2	0
	1888–89	The Football League	0	0	1	0	1	0
Career Total			0	0	4	0	4	0

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

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Personal information
Full name	William Holford^[1]
Date of birth	1862^[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-upon-Trent, England^[1]
Date of death	1907 (aged 45)
Position(s)	Half back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Boothen Victoria
1886–1889	Stoke	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only