Paul Holland (footballer)

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Paul Holland
Personal information
Full name Paul Jonathan Holland
Date of birth (1973-07-08) 8 July 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Lincoln, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Mansfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1995 Mansfield Town 149 (25)
1995–1996 Sheffield United 18 (1)
1996–1999 Chesterfield 114 (11)
1999–2000 Bristol City 32 (1)
Total313(38)
International career
1994–1995 England U21 2 (0)
Managerial career
2006 Mansfield Town (caretaker)
2008 Mansfield Town
2016–2017 Ilkeston
2018–2019 Long Eaton United (joint)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Holland (born 8 July 1973) is an English former footballer who made over 300 appearances in the Football League for Mansfield Town, Sheffield United, Chesterfield and Bristol City and was capped two times for the England U21s, playing alongside the likes of David Beckham and Robbie Fowler. [1] He is a former manager of Mansfield Town and Ilkeston.

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Career

Holland was born in Lincoln. As a player, he was a combative midfielder. He began his career with Mansfield Town, then spent a brief spell with Sheffield United, before joining Chesterfield. In the 1996–97 season, he was part of Chesterfield's historic run to the FA Cup semi-final, coming on as a substitute in both the semi-final [2] and semi-final replay [3] against Middlesbrough. He turned down a £200,000 move to Port Vale following lengthy negotiations in 1994. [4] Holland later joined Bristol City, where he suffered a serious knee injury during a match in September 2000, followed by a stress fracture of the kneecap in May 2001. [5] Subsequently, he retired from playing and returned to Mansfield as youth team coach in January 2002. [6]

He served as the Stags' assistant manager under Peter Shirtliff, and when Shirtliff was dismissed in December 2006, following a run of poor results, Holland was made caretaker manager. [7] He reverted to assistant manager when Billy Dearden was appointed manager nine days later. [8] When Dearden left the club in March 2008, Holland was again appointed caretaker manager. [9] After four matches, he was given the opportunity by the board at Mansfield to stay as manager until the end of the 2007–08 season, with Stephen Booth, chief executive saying, "We have had three good performances out of four under Paul. I am confident in his abilities and hope everyone gets behind him." [10] [11] However, he was unable to prevent Mansfield from being relegated from the Football League and in July 2008, he was sacked with immediate effect. [12]

In 2015, Holland became manager of amateur side Aston FC, a Sunday league team based in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire. [13]

On 23 May 2016, Holland was announced as the new manager of Ilkeston. [14] He left the role by mutual consent in February 2017. [15] In November 2017, Holland pleaded guilty to fraud and forgery in relation to his time managing Ilkeston. He was handed two sentences of 24 weeks, to run concurrently, suspended for two years. [16]

In December 2018, Holland was appointed joint-manager of Long Eaton United, alongside Andy Todd. [17] The duo were replaced in May 2019. [18]

He appeared on Countdown on Channel 4 on Wednesday 21 April 2021. He lost his first game but came close, getting the Countdown conundrum correct (BURLESQUE).

Managerial stats

TeamNatFromToRecord
GWLDWin %
Mansfield Town Flag of England.svg 19 December 200628 December 2006321066.67
Mansfield Town Flag of England.svg 8 March 20084 July 20081236325.00

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "England Under-21 Caps". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 3 April 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  2. ↑ Shaw, Phil (13 April 1997). "Hewitt keeps the Chesterfield dream alive" . The Independent . London. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Moore, Glenn (22 April 1997). "Foreign legion go back to Wembley" . The Independent . London. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (20 November 2023). "Vale Park tour, plans and Railway questions answered". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Holland facing lay-off". BBC Sport. 20 September 2000. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  6. ↑ "Holland in Stags return". BBC Sport. 24 January 2002. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  7. ↑ "Shirtliff dismissed". The Times (London). 20 December 2006. p. 76.
  8. ↑ "Dearden named Mansfield manager". BBC Sport. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  9. ↑ "Stags hand Holland temporary role". BBC Sport. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  10. ↑ "Holland appointed". The Times (London). 26 March 2008. p. 80.
  11. ↑ "Holland named Mansfield manager". BBC Sport. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  12. ↑ "Holland sacked as Stags manager". BBC Sport. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  13. ↑ Brooks, Paul. "Aston FC Confirm Ex Pro Paul Holland as Manager". www.pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Paul Holland Unveiled as New Head Coach of Ilkeston FC". Ilkeston F.C. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Holland steps down as Robins manager". Ilkeston FC. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017.
  16. ↑ Hayes, Dan; Sandeman, Kit (15 November 2017). "Former Mansfield Town manager given suspended sentence for fraud". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  17. ↑ Dargan, Nick (18 March 2019). "Paul Holland and Andy Todd confirmed Managers for 2019/2020 season". www.longeatonutd.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  18. ↑ Dargan, Nick (10 May 2019). "Rudy Funk Appointed New Manager of Long Eaton United". www.longeatonutd.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  19. ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 150.
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