John Holsgrove
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-09-25) 25 September 1945
Place of birth Southwark, England
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
– Tottenham Hotspur
?–1964 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1965 Crystal Palace 18 (2)
1965–1971 Wolverhampton Wanderers 180 (7)
1971–1975 Sheffield Wednesday 104 (5)
1975–1976 Stockport County 9 (0)
– Stalybridge Celtic ? (?)
Total 311 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Holsgrove (born 27 September 1945)[1] is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Active in the Football League between 1964 and 1976, Holsgrove made over 300 career appearances.

Career

Holsgrove began his youth career at Tottenham Hotspur, as an amateur, before moving to Crystal Palace's junior programme.[1] He signed professional terms in February 1964[1] and made 18 appearances in the Football League during the 1964–65 season, scoring twice.[2] Holsgrove signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers in May 1965[1] and later played for Sheffield Wednesday and Stockport County, making a total of 311 appearances in the League.[3] He also played non-League football for Stalybridge Celtic.

Personal life

His three sons - Paul, Lee and Peter - were also all footballers,[4] as is grandson Jordan (son of Paul).[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 328. ISBN 0907969542.
  2. ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 223. ISBN 0907969542.
  3. ↑ "Player profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Sons and Daughters". Bob Dunning. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  5. ↑ "Edinburgh-born Scotland kid Jordan Holsgrove joins Celta Vigo". Edinburgh Evening News. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  • John Holsgrove at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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