| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith Holliday | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1952–1966 | Wakefield Trinity | |||||
| 1966–≥1967 | Bramley | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1956/57–≤1966 | Yorkshire | ≥1 | ||||
| 1956–1956 | Great Britain | 1 | ||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Keith Holliday is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, and Bramley, playing at Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 3 or 4, 6, or 7.
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Keith Holliday represented Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity in 1956 against France (non-Test match).[1]
Along with William "Billy" Banks, Edward "Ted" Cahill, Gordon Haynes, William "Billy" Ivison, Robert "Bob" Kelly, John McKeown, George Parsons, and Edward "Ted" Slevin, Keith Holliday's only Great Britain appearance came against France prior to 1957, these matches were not considered as Test matches by the Rugby Football League, and consequently caps were not awarded.[2]
Keith Holliday was selected for Yorkshire County XIII while at Wakefield Trinity during the 1956/57 season.[3]
Keith Holliday played Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7, and scored two tries in Wakefield Trinity's 38-5 victory over Hull in the 1959–60 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 14 May 1960, and played in the 12-6 victory over Huddersfield in the 1961–62 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 12 May 1962, and the 25-10 victory over Wigan in the 1962–63 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 11 May 1963.[4]
Keith Holliday's Testimonial match at Wakefield Trinity took place against Huddersfield in 1962.
"Wakefield Trinity have a proud record in grooming local talent, and there is an illustrious line of players who have come, over the years, via Trinity's own Junior teams from Wakefield City Schools' football. Keith Holliday is one of them. His career started at the Cathedral School, then on to Eastmoor Juniors and Trinity's own "Nursery" before signing for the Club in 1952. Gained Yorkshire county honours and a Great Britain place against France at off-half, and had experience also at centre for his Club before changing to the scrum-half berth. Captain of Trinity in their Yorkshire League success of 1958-9".[5]