John William Hollins MBE (born July 16, 1946) is an English former football player and coach. He was initially a midfield player who, later in his career, became an effective central defender. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... In association football a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ...

Hollins' son, Chris Hollins is the main sport presenter on BBC Breakfast. Chris Hollins (born 1965, in London) is the main sport presenter on BBC Breakfast. ... The BBC Breakfast titles introduced in May 2006. ...

Playing career

Born in Guildford, Surrey, Hollins was born into a footballing family - his father, grandfather and three brothers were all professional footballers as well. Statistics Population: 66819 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU9949 Administration District: Guildford Shire county: Surrey Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Surrey Historic county: Surrey Services Police force: Surrey Police Ambulance: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post town: GUILDFORD... Not to be confused with Surry. ...

Chelsea

He joined Chelsea as a youth player and made his debut for the Blues against Swindon Town in September 1963 aged only 17. A talented and hard-running midfielder, usually wearing the number 4 shirt, he was known for his dedicated attitude to the game and went on to become a regular and eventually club captain. Hollins played 592 games, and scored 69 goals in his first spell at Chelsea, and was part of the successful Chelsea sides of the mid-1960s and early 1970s, at one point making 167 consecutive appearances, a club record. Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... Swindon Town Football Club are an English football team. ... The team captain of a football (soccer) team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad. ...

Hollins played in both legs of the 3-2 aggregate victory over Leicester City in League Cup final in 1965 and the loss to Tottenham in the FA Cup final two years later. In 1970, he played a significant part in Chelsea's hard-fought FA Cup final win over Leeds United, supplying the cross for Ian Hutchinson's late headed equaliser at Wembley. Chelsea eventually won 2-1 in the replay at Old Trafford. They won the Cup Winners' Cup in Athens against Real Madrid a year later, again after a replay, but Hollins missed the second match due to an injury. He was Chelsea's player of the year two years running. While at Chelsea, he also won a solitary England cap, against Spain, on May 24, 1967. Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) are an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... The 1965 League Cup Final, the 5th to be staged since the competitions inception, was contested between Leicester City and Chelsea over two legs. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club are an English football club, which play in the FA Premier League. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... The first 1970 FA Cup Final took place on 11 April 1970 at Wembley Stadium and ended 2-2. ... Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. ... Ian Hutchinson (4 August 1948 – 19 September 2002) was an English footballer who spent his entire professional career with Chelsea. ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium under construction in Wembley, London. ... Old Trafford (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Sir. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ... Nickname: City of Athena or Cradle of Democracy Location of the city of Athens (red dot) within the Prefecture of Athens and Periphery of Attica Coordinates: Country Greece Peripheries Attica Prefecture Athens Founded circa 2000 BC Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis Area    - City 38. ... Real Madrid is a Spanish sports club best known for its football team which was three times World Champion, and also ranked as The 20th Centurys Best Club by FIFA. The club, which went in place of the Spanish FA, was also one of the founding members of FIFA... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

He had his most prolific goalscoring season for Chelsea in the 1971-72 season, finding the net 17 times. Chelsea also reached another League Cup final in 1972, losing to Stoke City, but declined thereafter, though Hollins remained until the side's relegation to the Second Division at the end of the 1974-75 season, when he was sold to nearby QPR. // First Division Brian Clough, 37, won the first major trophy of his managerial career by guiding Derby County to their first ever league championship. ... Stoke City Football Club (known as Stoke Football Club until 1925) is a football club from Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ... // First Division David Mackay guided Derby County to their second league title in four years having overcome strong competition from Liverpool, Ipswich Town, Everton, Stoke City, Sheffield United and Middlesbrough in a title race which went right to the wire. ... Queens Park Rangers Football Club are an English football team, from Loftus Road, Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ...

Queens Park Rangers

He stayed at the Hoops for four seasons, playing 151 matches and helping them to runners-up spot in the First Division in 1975-76. From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... // First Division Liverpool won their first major trophy under Bob Paisley by narrowly winning the league title after heated competition from Queens Park Rangers. ...

Arsenal

In the summer of 1979, the 33-year-old Hollins made a surprising move to Arsenal, initially as a cover player, but he ended up becoming a regular in the Arsenal side, although by now he played more often as a defender than in midfield. He played 172 matches and scored 13 goals, and was part of the Arsenal side that lost the Cup Winners' Cup final in 1980, coming on as a substitute. He did, however, miss out on a place in the squad for the same season's FA Cup final, which Arsenal also lost. Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... The season 1979-80 of the European Cup Winners Cup was won on penalties by Valencia CF in a goalless final against Arsenal FC. It was the only Cup Winners Cup to be decided in this way (although two previous finals had required replays), and was Valencias third European...

He was awarded the MBE for services to football in 1981, and also made a memorable anti-smoking commercial for television in the same year as part of a Government campaign entitled Look After Yourself. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority... Look up Smoking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Back to Chelsea

Hollins returned to Chelsea on a free transfer in 1983, and helped the club gain promotion back to the First Division in 1983-84, playing a further 30 times. He retired at the end of that season, having played 939 first-class matches in total. // First Division Liverpool had a great first season under the management of Joe Fagan as they wrapped up their third successive league title and the 15th in their history. ...

Managerial career

Chelsea

Hollins was immediately appointed coach at Chelsea; a year later he became first team-manager following John Neal's retirement. Chelsea built up a strong title challenge in 1985-86 and went top in February, but a late slump in form saw them finish sixth. His side still won the Full Members Cup in the same season, though, hanging on for a 5-4 win over Manchester City at Wembley having almost let slip a 5-1 lead. The following years were less successful, as Hollins and his assistant Ernie Walley fell out with several key players, particularly David Speedie and Nigel Spackman, team morale slumped and the side began to struggle. He was sacked in March 1988 with the club in the midst of a four month run without a league win. John Neal (born 3 April 1932 in County Durham) is a former English football player and manager. ... // First Division The championship crown went to Liverpool for the 16th time in their history at the end of their first season under the management of Kenny Dalglish, but they had to fight off some very stiff competition to get the big prize. ... The Full Members Cup was an English football cup competition held from 1985 to 1992. ... Manchester City Football Club are an English football club based in the city of Manchester. ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium under construction in Wembley, London. ... Ernie Walley (born 7 April 1933 in Caernarfon) is a retired association football player, manager and coach. ... David Speedie (born 20 February 1960 in Glenrothes, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer who played for numerous clubs during the 1980s. ... Nigel James Spackman (born December 2, 1960 in Romsey Hampshire) is a football manager and former player who is currently without a job, as he recently left Millwall. ...

After Chelsea

After leaving Chelsea, he set up his own sports promotion and agency company, before being tempted back to join the coaching staff of his old club QPR in 1993, and stepped in as caretaker manager between Stewart Houston's dismissal and Ray Harford's appointment during the 1997-98 season. He later had spells as manager of Swansea City, Rochdale and as caretaker-manager of Stockport County, as well as being a pundit for BBC Radio Five Live. He guided Swansea to the Division Three title in 1999-2000, but was sacked after they failed to sustain themselves back in Division Two. He steered Rochdale into the play-offs in 2001-02 but was notoriously sacked by fax that summer after prevaricating over a new contract^[1]. Swansea City AFC are a Welsh football team currently playing in the Football League League One. ... Rochdale Association Football Club are an English football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. ... Stockport County Football Club are an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, currently playing in League Two, after dramatically avoiding relegation to the Conference in the 2005-06 season. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ...

On 21 November 2005, Hollins was announced as manager of Nationwide Conference side Crawley Town after the departure of Francis Vines. He remained with the club during the financial crisis that saw them docked ten points for going into administration, but left the club on October 30, 2006 after Crawley had been beaten by Lewes in the final qualifying round for the FA Cup. November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of so-called non-league football in England. ... Crawley Town Football Club is an English football team from Crawley, West Sussex. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Known as The Rooks, Lewes F.C. play at The Dripping Pan, in England. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ...

External links

• John Hollins' management career stats at Soccerbase
• John Hollins goal against Arsenal from the 1972/73 season