Profile
Ian Holloway
Footballer and Manager
Male
Born
Mar 12, 1963
Age
50
Hometown
Bristol
Team
Brentford Footbal...
Position
Midfielder
Ian Scott Holloway is an English football manager and former player. He became the manager of Blackpool in May 2009, and has guided the club to The Championship play-offs in both of their seasons in the division during his tenure, the first resulting… Read More
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Leeds United: Play Offs Hinge On A Morison Goal Spree GrayYorkshire Evening Post - Mar 11, 2013
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Crystal Palace V Leeds United: Yep Jury VerdictYorkshire Evening Post - Mar 11, 2013
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Leeds United: Curbishley May Fit The Bill If Warnock Exits Whites OrmsbyYorkshire Evening Post - Mar 10, 2013
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Crystal Palace 2 Leeds United 2: Warnock Disagrees With Holloway And Praises MorisonYorkshire Evening Post - Mar 09, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1963
Birth
Born on March 12, 1963.
TEENAGE
A midfielder, he began his career at hometown club Bristol Rovers in 1981, going on to play for Wimbledon, Brentford, Torquay United (on loan), back to Bristol Rovers for a second spell, Queens Park Rangers and, finally, a third spell back at Bristol Rovers, where he became player-manager before ending his playing career in 1999.
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TWENTIES
1985
22 Years Old
After four seasons at Rovers, he was transferred to Wimbledon in July 1985 for £35,000.
1986
23 Years Old
His stay at Wimbledon was a short one. In March 1986, after less than one year at the club, he was sold to Brentford for £25,000, where he also spent just a little over a year.
In January 1987 he joined Torquay United on loan, playing five times.
1991
28 Years Old
When Francis was appointed manager of First Division side QPR in 1991, one of his first signings was Holloway, for a fee of £230,000 in August 1991.
THIRTIES
1996
33 Years Old
Holloway spent five seasons at QPR, playing more than 150 games for the club, before returning to Bristol Rovers for the third time in August 1996, this time as player-manager.
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1999
36 Years Old
In 1999–2000, his last full season at the club, Rovers finished 7th, narrowly missing the playoffs.
In February 2001, midway through the 2000–01 season, Holloway was appointed manager of QPR, where he was given the task of keeping the team in Division One.
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FORTIES
2007
44 Years Old
Following press speculation, on 21 November 2007, Holloway submitted his resignation to the Plymouth Argyle board, with speculation that he was about to be offered the vacant managerial position at Leicester City.
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On 7 February 2008, in a build up to a match against Plymouth at the Walkers Stadium, Argyle chairman Paul Stapleton spoke negatively of Holloway for allowing several high-profile players to leave the club before joining Leicester.
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He became the manager of Blackpool in May 2009, and guided the club to The Championship play-offs in both of their seasons in the division during his tenure, the first resulting in promotion to the Premier League.
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2010
47 Years Old
For the 2010–11 Premier League season, Holloway agreed to write a weekly column for The Independent on Sunday.
On 22 May 2011, Blackpool lost their Premier League status after losing to Manchester United at Old Trafford, coupled with results elsewhere, and returned to The Championship after one season.
2012
49 Years Old
In May 2012, Holloway guided Blackpool into The Championship play-offs for the second time in as many seasons in the division.
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