11 Facts About Keith Holliday

Keith Holliday was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s.

Keith Holliday's birth was registered in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Keith Holliday was an outstanding local product and arrived at Wakefield Trinity via Cathedral School and Eastmoor ARLFC.

Keith Holliday added to his representative honours a season later when he was stand off for Yorkshire, in defeat by Cumberland at Recreation Ground, Whitehaven.

Keith Holliday had now formed a formidable half back partnership with Ken Rollin, and it was not until 1958 when he moved to scrum half when Harold Poynton became his half back partner.

Keith Holliday was one win away from the League Championship on two occasions after final losses in 1960 and 1962; Keith playing in nine major finals for Trinity, winning six.

Keith Holliday gained his second county cap in 1961, captaining Yorkshire in defeat by Lancashire at Hilton Park, Leigh.

Keith Holliday moved to loose forward in 1964 before playing his last game for Trinity, in defeat by Hull, in March 1966.

Keith Holliday was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in 2015.

Keith Holliday's career started at the Cathedral School, then on to Eastmoor Juniors and Trinity's own "Nursery" before signing for the Club in 1952.

At the time of his death, Keith Holliday had six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.