George Hugh Holden (15 April 1889 – 21 July 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

George Holden
Cigarette card of Holden in 1910
Personal information
Full name	George Hugh Holden
Date of birth	(1889-04-15)15 April 1889
Place of birth	Fitzroy North, Victoria
Date of death	21 July 1959(1959-07-21) (aged 70)
Place of death	Forest Hill, Victoria
Original team(s)	West Melbourne (VFA)
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1907	West Melbourne (VFA)	002 0(0)
1908–1919	Fitzroy	164 (37)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1911, 1914	Victoria	5 (2)
Coaching career3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1916–1919	Fitzroy	54 (24–28–2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1914. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1919.
Career highlights
2× VFL premierships: 1913, 1916 Fitzroy captain: 1917–1918 2× Fitzroy Club Champion: 1908, 1915
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Holden was both a centreman and wingman during his career with Fitzroy, which began in 1908. He was club champion in his debut season, winning the best and fairest award for the second time in 1915. One of Fitzroy's best in their 1913 premiership,[1] Holden was named as the club's coach three years later and was a premiership player again in his first year in the role. He also captained the club in 1917 and 1918 while remaining coach but had to retire at the start of the 1919 season after suffering a serious knee injury.

References

• Donald, Chris (2005). Fitzroy: For the Love of the Jumper. Pan Australia. pp. 41–42. ISBN 9781877029189.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Holden (Australian rules footballer).

• George Holden at AustralianFootball.com
• George Holden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• George Holden's playing statistics from The VFA Project

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