Dean Holdsworth

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Dean Holdsworth
Personal information
Full name	Dean Holdsworth
Date of birth	November 8, 1968 (age 38)
Place of birth	Walthamstow, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Newport County
Number	Numbering system not in use
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1986-1989 1988 1988 1988 1988 1989-1992 1992-1997 1997-2003 2002 2003 2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005 2006 2006-2007 2007 2007-	Watford → Carlisle United (loan) → Port Vale (loan) → Swansea City (loan) → Brentford (loan) Brentford Wimbeldon Bolton Wanderers → Coventry City (loan) Coventry City Rushden & Diamonds Wimbledon Havant & Waterlooville Derby County Weymouth Haybridge Swifts Cambridge United Newport County	016 0(3) 004 0(1) 006 0(2) 005 0(1) 007 0(1) 110 (53) 169 (58) 158 (39) 006 0(0) 011 0(0) 007 0(2) 028 0(3) 003 0(0) 003 0(1)
National team2
1994	England B	001 0(1) [1]
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:45, 19 February 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 19:45, 19 February 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Dean Holdsworth (born 8 November 1968 in Walthamstow, London) is an English professional football player who signed for Newport County in February 2007. He previously played for a number of clubs, most notably Wimbledon, where he was a member of the infamous Crazy Gang alongside Vinnie Jones, John Fashanu and Dennis Wise, and Bolton Wanderers for whom he was, at the time, their record signing. When there he made 97 league appearances and scored 39 times.

Holdsworth also earned an England B cap in the 4-2 win against Northern Ireland B on May 10, 1994 at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, scoring the 1st goal for England's B team.^[1]

He started his career at Watford and had several loan spells out of the club before joining Brentford.

At Brentford F.C. he was to prove himself as a prolific goalscorer, scoring 38 goals in the Third Division championship winning season of 1991-92. This proved to be his final season with the club, as his exploits led to much interest from higher level clubs and he signed for Wimbledon F.C. in the summer of 1992.

He also had a spell at Derby County, where he was also the assistant manager.

Holdsworth was involved in tabloid scandal in 1996 when he had a highly publicized extra-marital affair with the 36GG Page 3 girl (now porn star) Linsey Dawn McKenzie.^[2]

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