John Hold

John Hold
Personal information
Full name John David Hold
Date of birth (1948-03-28)28 March 1948
Place of birth Southampton, England
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1971 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 85 (25)
1968–1969Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2 (0)
1971–1973 Northampton Town 44 (11)
1973–1974 Margate ? (11)
1974–1975 Ashford Town
1975–1979 London City
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John David Hold (born 28 March 1948) is an English former footballer who played as a forward.

He began his career with Fareham Town before playing professionally for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Crewe Alexandra (on loan) and Northampton Town between 1965 and 1973, making a total of 131 Football League appearances.

His career continued playing non-league football at Margate and Ashford Town.

In 1975, Hold moved to Canada and played for London City. He played for four years before retiring in 1979.