Les Holliday

Leslie "Les" W. Holliday (born 8 August 1962) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Cumbria, and at club level for Swinton (captain), Halifax, Widnes and Dewsbury, as a or, and coached at club level for Swinton.

Background
Les Holliday was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, he was a pupil at Cromwell Road School in Pendlebury.

Swinton
Holliday started his career as an amateur with Folly Lane before signing for Swinton in June 1982. He helped the club win the 1984–85 Second Division championship.

Les Holliday played and was captain in Swinton's 27–10 victory over Hunslet in the 1986–87 Divisional Premiership Final at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday 17 May 1987.

Halifax
Holliday was signed by Halifax in January 1988 for a fee of £65,000. He started at for Halifax in the 12–32 defeat against Wigan in the 1988 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1988, but left the game after 20 minutes due to a knee injury.

Holliday played, and scored four goals in Halifax's 12–24 defeat by Wigan in the 1989–90 Regal Trophy Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 13 January 1990.

Widnes
In March 1990, Holliday was signed by Widnes for a club record fee of £100,000. He won the 1989–90 Premiership with Widnes at the end of the 1989–90 season, scoring a try in a 28–6 win against Bradford Northern.

Les Holliday played in Widnes' 24–18 victory over Salford in the 1990 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1990–91 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 29 September 1990.

He played, and scored a try, and a drop goal in Widnes' 24–0 victory over Leeds in the 1991–92 Regal Trophy Final during the 1991–92 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 11 January 1992.

In June 1993, he was sold to Dewsbury for a transfer fee of £27,500.

Representative honours
Les Holliday won caps for Great Britain while at Widnes in 1991 against France, and in 1992 against France (2 matches). He was selected for the 1992 Lions tour, but made only three non-Test appearances before returning home early due to injury.

Holliday also represented Cumbria against Australia during the 1986 Kangaroos tour.

Personal life
Les Holliday is the son of the rugby league footballer; Bill Holliday, and the brother of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s for Swinton and Leigh; Mike Holliday.