George Holley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Holley | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Seaham, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 August 1942 (aged 56) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Seaham Athletic | |||
| – | Seaham Villa | ||
| – | Seaham White Star | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1919 | Sunderland | 281 | (146) |
| 1919–1920 | Brighton | ||
| National team | |||
| 1909–1913 | England | 10 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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George Holley (20 November 1885 – 27 August 1942) was an English professional footballer who spent most of his career as an inside forward with Sunderland, helping them claim the Football League title in 1913. He was also joint top scorer in the First Division in 1911–12 and represented England ten times, scoring eight goals.
Holley was born in Seaham, County Durham and played local football for three different Seaham clubs: Seaham Athletic, Seaham Villa and Wearside League champions Seaham White Star before joining Sunderland in November 1904. Initially, Holley played in the reserves where he was a regular goal-scorer, although he made a scoring debut in the First Division on 27 December 1904 away to Sheffield Wednesday. Following the transfer of Alf Common to Middlesbrough in February 1905, Holley became a first team regular.
In his first few seasons at Roker Park he was over-shadowed as a goal-scorer by Arthur Bridgett, but in 1907–08 he was the club's top-scorer with 24 league goals. On 5 December 1908, Holley scored a hat-trick in a 9–1 victory at St James' Park over bitter local rivals Newcastle United, with the other goals coming from Billy Hogg (another hat-trick), Bridgett (two) and Jackie Mordue. Sunderland finished the 1908–09 season in third place, with Newcastle champions.
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