Role Footballer Name Ken Hollyman | Playing position Place of death Cardiff, Wales Position Defender | |
Full name Kenneth Charles Hollyman Date of birth (1922-11-18)18 November 1922 Date of death 14 May 2009(2009-05-14) (aged 86) Died May 14, 2009, Cardiff, United Kingdom | ||
Kenneth Charles "Ken" Hollyman (18 November 1922 – 14 May 2009) was a Welsh professional footballer.
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Career
Hollyman began his career playing for Cardiff Nomads before joining Cardiff City in 1939. He played in more than eighty wartime matches, serving with the Fleet Air Arm during the war, for the club before eventually making his league debut against Norwich City on the opening day of the 1946–47 season, the first season of league football following the end of World War II. He missed very few games in the next few years, including being ever-present during the 1950–51 season, before being allowed to leave in 1953 to join Newport County.
He became an important member of the squad at Somerton Park and spent seven years at the club before leaving to become player-coach at Ton Pentre.
Hollyman died in Cardiff on 14 May 2009 at the age of 86.