Ken Hollyman

Ken Hollyman

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Charles Hollyman
Date of birth	18 November 1922
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Date of death	14 May 2009 (aged 86)
Place of death	Cardiff, Wales
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
?–1939	Cardiff Nomads	?	(?)
1939–1953	Cardiff City	188	(8)
1953–1960	Newport County	231	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Kenneth Charles "Ken" Hollyman (18 November 1922 – 14 May 2009) was a Welsh professional footballer.

Career

Hollyman began his career playing for Cardiff Nomads before joining Cardiff City in 1939. He played in more than eighty wartime matches, serving with the Fleet Air Arm during the war, for the club before eventually making his league debut against Norwich City on the opening day of the 1946-47 season, the first season of league football following the end of World War II. He missed very few games in the next few years, including being ever-present during the 1950-51 season, before being allowed to leave in 1953 to join Newport County.

He became an important member of the squad at Somerton Park and spent seven years at the club before leaving to become player-coach at Ton Pentre.

Hollyman died in Cardiff on 14 May 2009 at the age of 86.^[1][2][3]

Honours

Cardiff City

• Division Three South Winner: 1

1946–47

• Division Two Runner-up: 1

1951–52

• Welsh Cup Finalist: 1

1951–52

References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.

1. "Cardiff City legend Ken Hollyman dies" WalesOnline Retrieved on 14 May 2009
2. "Ken Hollyman (1922-2009)" at the Wayback Machine (archived August 9, 2012) cardiffcityfc.co.uk Retrieved on 10 September 2013
3. "Kenneth Hollyman:Obituary" bmdsonline.co.uk Retrieved on 7 September 2009