Charles Keith Holden (31 July 1937 – 10 September 2006) was an English 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,[3] Wigan (two spells),[4] Oldham RLFC, Warrington and Blackpool Borough, as a centre.[1] [5]
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| Full name | Charles Keith Holden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 1937 Wigan, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 September 2006 (aged 69) Wigan, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 4 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editKeith Holden was born in Wigan, Lancashire, England on 31 July 1937. He was the father of the rugby league scrum-half who played in the 1980s for Wigan and Warrington, Keith Holden Jr.
Keith Holden died in Wigan on 10 September 2006, at the age of 69.[6]
Playing career
editWigan
editHolden 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).[7][8] He played in Wigan's victory in the Lancashire League during the 1958–59 season,[9] and also played left-centre 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 .[10]
Oldham
editAfter 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).[7][8] He made 62 appearances for the club before joining Warrington.[11]
Warrington
editHolden made 49 appearances for Warrington, scoring 22 tries.[12]
Return to Wigan
editHolden returned to Wigan in 1965,[7] he played left-centre 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.[13] Holden played left-centre in Wigan's 16-13 victory over Oldham in the 1966 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Station Road, Swinton, on Saturday 29 October 1966.[14] He left Wigan in 1968 and joined Blackpool Borough.
International honours
editKeith Holden won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1963 against Australia.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Keith Holden". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ https://www.rugbyleaguerecords.com/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Mr Charles Keith Holden". England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Holden is back at Wigan". The Guardian. London. 2 February 1965. p. 4. ProQuest 185037784.
- ^ a b "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1958-1959 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Player Statistics". Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "1966-1967 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.