Les Holliday
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Full name | Leslie W. Holliday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Whitehaven, England | 8 August 1962||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leslie "Les" W. Holliday (born 8 August 1962) is an English former professional
Background
Les Holliday was born in
Playing career
Swinton
Holliday started his career as an amateur with Folly Lane before signing for Swinton in June 1982.[4] He helped the club win the 1984–85 Second Division championship.[5]
Les Holliday played loose forward and was captain in Swinton's 27–10 victory over Hunslet in the 1986–87 Divisional Premiership Final at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday 17 May 1987.
Halifax
Holliday was signed by
Holliday played
Widnes
In March 1990, Holliday was signed by Widnes for a club record fee of £100,000.[9] He won the 1989–90 Premiership with Widnes at the end of the 1989–90 season, scoring a try in a 28–6 win against Bradford Northern.[10]
Les Holliday played
on Saturday 29 September 1990.He played
on Saturday 11 January 1992.In June 1993, he was sold to Dewsbury for a transfer fee of £27,500.[11]
Representative honours
Les Holliday won caps for Great Britain while at Widnes in 1991 against France, and in 1992 against France (2 matches).[1] He was selected for the 1992 Lions tour, but made only three non-Test appearances before returning home early due to injury.[12]
Holliday also represented Cumbria against Australia during the 1986 Kangaroos tour.[13]
Personal life
Les Holliday is the son of the rugby league footballer;
References
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Player Summary: Les Holliday". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-356-09729-9.
- ^ "Celebrate 25th anniversary of Swinton's championship". Manchester Evening News. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ McNamara, Jack (11 January 1988). "Pinner and Pyke in a 'swap' deal". Manchester Evening News. p. 43 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ProQuest 186926606.
- ^ "13th January 1990: Wigan 24 Halifax 12 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "No easy path for depleted Wigan". The Times. London. 24 March 1990. p. 50.
- ^ Macklin, Keith (14 May 1990). "Flawless Tait steers 12-man Widnes to record third title". The Times. p. 38.
- ISBN 978-0-7472-7851-1.
- ProQuest 477473164.
- ^ "Kangaroos Tour 1986 Series". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 19 February 2024.