Neil Holding

Neil Holding (born 15 December 1960) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for St Helens, Oldham and Rochdale Hornets, as a or , In February 1991, he was appointed as player-coach at Rochdale. Following the club's relegation from the First Division at the end of the 1990–91 season, he was replaced as coach by Stan Gittins.

In August 1991, he was signed by Oldham in exchange for Brett Clark and Ronnie Duane.

International honours Holding won one cap for England while at St Helens in 1980 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at St Helens on the 1984 Lions tour against Australia (3 matches) and New Zealand.

Post-playing career After retiring from rugby league, Holding worked as a groundsman at St Helens. In 1998, he left the club to take up a similar role at Liverpool football club. He worked at Liverpool until 2014, when he left the club to set up his own gardening business.

Neil Holding is a St Helens R.F.C. Hall of Fame inductee.