Mel Holden
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Full name
Melville George Holden[1]
Date of birth
25 August 1954
Place of birth
Dundee, Scotland
Date of death
31 January 1981 (aged 26)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melville George Holden[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 31 January 1981 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | Preston, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Preston North End | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1975 | Preston North End | 72 | (22) |
| 1975–1978 | Sunderland | 73 | (23) |
| 1978 | Blackpool | 3 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | PEC Zwolle | 10 | (1) |
| Total | 158 | (46) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Melville George Holden (25 August 1954 – 31 January 1981) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward. Active in both England and the Netherlands, Holden made nearly 150 career League appearances, scoring nearly 50 goals.
