George Holdcroft
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Henry Holdcroft | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Norton-in-the-Moors, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 April 1983 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Penwortham, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Biddulph | |||
| Norton Druids | |||
| Whitfield Colliery | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926–1928 | Port Vale | 10 | (0) |
| 1928–1931 | Darlington | 83 | (0) |
| 1931–1932 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 1932–1939 | Preston North End | 263 | (0) |
| Total | 356 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1936 | England | 2 | (0) |
| 1936 | The Football League XI | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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George Henry Holdcroft (23 January 1909 – 17 April 1983), also known as Harry Holdcroft, was an England international football goalkeeper.
He played for Port Vale, Darlington, Everton, Accrington Stanley, Barnsley, Burnley, Bury, Oldham Athletic, Manchester United, Southport, Leyland Motors, Morecambe and Chorley. However it was for his seven years at Preston North End, from 1932 to 1939, that he became well known. He helped the club to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1933–34, and kept goal as Preston lifted the FA Cup in 1938. He also represented England twice in 1936.
Born in Norton-in-the-Moors, Holdcroft played for local clubs, Biddulph, Norton Druids and Whitfield Colliery before joining Port Vale as an amateur in August 1926, signing professional forms the following month. He only played ten Second Division games for the Vale, six in 1926–27 and four in 1927–28, before being handed a free transfer to Third Division North club Darlington in May 1928. He was the firm first choice for the club and played more than 83 games in his three years at Feethams. The club struggled at the foot of the table in 1928–29, before finishing third in 1929–30 and 11th in 1930–31.
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