About Joseph Holyhead
Lived 1880 – 1944 (aged 63–64). Joseph Holyhead was an association football player.
Joseph Holyhead (1 November 1880 – 1944) was an English footballer who played at half-back for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burslem Port Vale. He made 129 league appearances in the Football League between 1902 and 1907. He also represented Wednesbury Old Athletic and Kidderminster Harriers.
Career Holyhead played for Wednesbury Old Athletic, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1902. He played six First Division games at Molineux in the 1902–03 season. He joined Burslem Port Vale in September 1903. He made 27 Second Division appearances and eight cup appearances in 1903–04.
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1903–04 Second Division
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Who was Joseph Holyhead?
Footballer (1880-1944)
When was Joseph Holyhead born?
Joseph Holyhead was born on 1 November 1880 in Pleck.
When did Joseph Holyhead die?
Joseph Holyhead died in 1944.
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Joseph Holyhead was an association football player.
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