Paul Holland was born on 8 July 1973 and 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.
12 Facts About Paul Holland
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Paul Holland is a former manager of Mansfield Town and Ilkeston.
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Paul Holland began his career with Mansfield Town, then spent a brief spell with Sheffield United, before joining Chesterfield.
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Paul Holland 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.
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Paul Holland reverted to assistant manager when Billy Dearden was appointed manager nine days later.
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When Dearden left the club in March 2008, Paul Holland was again appointed caretaker manager.
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In 2015, Paul Holland became manager of the amateur side at Aston-on-Trent in Derbyshire.
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On 23 May 2016, Paul Holland was announced as the new manager of Ilkeston.
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In 2017, Paul Holland pleaded guilty to fraud and forgery in relation to his time managing Ilkeston.
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Paul Holland was handed two sentences of 24 weeks, to run concurrently, suspended for two years.
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Paul Holland appeared on Countdown on Channel 4 on Wednesday 21 April 2021.
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Paul Holland lost his first game but came close, getting the Countdown conundrum correct.