Researching Tom Holley
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1103 people with the Holley surname? In that year Holley was ranked number 2499 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Holley on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Holley and the Holley Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2270 people with the Holley surname in the UK? Holley is now ranked number 2177 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Tom Holley
Tom Holley
Tom Holley (15 November 1913 – September 1992) was a professional footballer who played for Sunderland, Barnsley and Leeds United.
Born in Wolverhampton, he began his career with Sunderland at the turn of the 1930s, joining Barnsley later in the decade and guesting for Huddersfield Town during World War II. He signed for Leeds United for £3,750 in July 1936 and became team captain, playing in the centre half position. He guested for Huddersfield Town during World War II but returned to Leeds after the war had ended and remained there until retiring at the end of the 1948-49 season. He had played a total of 169 games for Leeds, scoring once.
After retiring from playing, he found himself a career in journalism as a football writer for the Yorkshire Evening Post and then The Sunday People, before retiring and moving to Majorca. He returned to England and Yorkshire in 1989, dying there in September 1992 at the age of 78.
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