Gerry Holloway
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerry Holloway | ||
| Date of birth | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". 1957Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". | ||
| Place of birth | Melchester , England | ||
| Height | [convert: needs a number] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -1976 | Malbury United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976-1981 | Melchester Rovers | ||
| 1981-? | Carford City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Gerry Holloway was a fictional footballer who appeared in the comic strips in the British boys' comic Roy of the Rovers during the 1970s, and 80s. He was a midfielder, playing for Melchester Rovers. He first appeared in the strip in 1976.
Career
Club
On 7 February 1976 Race watched young Holloway, playing for Fourth Division Malbury United and then he signed him for Rovers.
Holloway was signed on from Marlbury United as the replacement for the suddenly retired Jumbo Trudgeon. Injured on a pre-season trip to Crete in the summer of 1980, Holloway would never play for the Rovers again. Carford were interested in signing him up when it became clear his Rovers career was over.
Gerry Holloway in 1977.
International
Style of play
He played as attacking midfielder, left winger and central midfielder. Holloway was lightning fast and left footed, giving the Rovers balance and allowing Vernon Eliot and Mervyn Wallace to rotate positions along the forward line. Later Holloway would drop into midfield, where his well timed runs into the box would bring vital goals.
Legacy
Personal life
A bright academic, Holloway was a Melchester University student.
Honours
All of these records are fictional of course, and only date as far as 2000, the last fully completed season of the comic strip.
League
- First Division: 2'
- 1977, 1980
Cups
- FA Charity/Community Shield: 1
- 1977 (shared)
European
- European Cup: 1
- Runner-Up (1): 1978
- UEFA Cup: 1
- 1979
International
- Summer International Tournaments:
- Australia 1978, Crete 1980
