| Ted Holdsworth | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henry Edwin Arthur Holdsworth | ||
| Date of birth | (1917-01-26)26 January 1917[1] | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 1984(1984-09-23) (aged 67) | ||
| Position(s) | Full forward, full-back | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1935–38, 1940–41, 1945–47 | Swan Districts | 143 (532) | |
| 1939 | Kalgoorlie City | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1945–46 | Western Australia | 2 | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1939 | Kalgoorlie City | ||
| 1952 | Swan Districts | 20 (2–18–0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947. 2 Representative statistics correct as of 1946. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1952. | |||
| Source:AustralianFootball.com | |||
Henry Edwin Arthur Holdsworth (26 January 1917 – 23 September 1984[2]) was anAustralian rules footballer who was highly successful in theWest Australian National Football League (WANFL) playing for theSwan Districts Football Club.
A finefull forward who was a strong overhead mark and a very accurate kick Holdsworth topped the top goal kicker list at Swan Districts during his career. In 1937 and 1938 he kicked 109 and 116 goals respectively yet never topped the WANFL goal kickers list.[3]
Undoubtedly Holdsworth would have kicked even more goals if he had been part of a more successful team and had not been called to play indefence to prevent other sides from kicking higher totals against the struggling Swans.
Holdsworth played twice forWestern Australia, once at full forward and in the 1946 side that played South Australia Holdsworth played atfullback as he was also regarded as a fine backman.[4]
Retiring as a player in 1947, Holdsworth had played 143 games for the club and booted 532 goals the second-most of any Swans player after Eric Gorman.He went on tocoach Swan Districts in 1952 and later becamevice president of the club. He is named in the Swan DistrictsTeam of the Century at full forward. His grandson,Ryan Turnbull, later played senior football forClaremont,East Perth, and theWest Coast Eagles.
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