Jim Holden

JIM HOLDEN was signed up for Wolves by Stan Cullis when he was just three days old. It was a high spirited deal made between the Iron Manager and his great pal Bill Holden, football correspondent of the Daily Mirror, during celebrations on the night of Wolves' 1960 FA Cup Final triumph. The baby boy's passion for football was assured, but he didn't quite make the grade in the old gold shirts. He followed his father into journalism instead, and became sports writer for the Daily Express and...See more

JIM HOLDEN was signed up for Wolves by Stan Cullis when he was just three days old. It was a high spirited deal made between the Iron Manager and his great pal Bill Holden, football correspondent of the Daily Mirror, during celebrations on the night of Wolves' 1960 FA Cup Final triumph. The baby boy's passion for football was assured, but he didn't quite make the grade in the old gold shirts. He followed his father into journalism instead, and became sports writer for the Daily Express and contributor to the magazine World Soccer. See less