Harry Hollis

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Harry Hollis
Personal information
Full name Harold Hollis [1]
Date of birth(1913-12-12)12 December 1913 [1]
Place of birth Deeside, Wales [1]
Date of death 18 August 1982(1982-08-18) (aged 68) [1]
Place of death Shotton, Flintshire, Wales
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Connah's Quay
1946–1947 Wrexham 1 (0)
Pwllheli
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold Hollis (12 December 1913 – 18 August 1982) was a Welsh footballer who played as a defender. He made one appearance in the English Football League with Wrexham, and played in the Welsh leagues with Connah's Quay and Pwllheli. [2]

He also guested for Chester City during World War II. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Harry Hollis". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. "WREXHAM : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Neil Brown. Retrieved 11 March 2019.