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==Early life and playing career== ==Early life and playing career==
Wolstenholme was born in ], West Riding of Yorkshire, and was raised in ], where he attended ].<ref name="Slough">{{cite web |url=https://www.sloughtownfc.net/profile/818/Ian-Wolstenholme |title=Ian Wolstenholme |publisher=Slough Town F.C. |access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref> He started playing for the school football team as an ] before changing position to play as a ], going on to represent Yorkshire Grammar Schools in the 1961–62 season.<ref name="Slough"/> He went on to attend ] in ], where he started his senior career in 1962 in ] with the college team, ], which he ].<ref name="ENFA"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005430%2F19700311&page=1 |title=Enfield have 'new' team |newspaper=Skelmersdale & Holland Reporter |page=14 |date=11 March 1970 |access-date=8 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> After finishing his studies,<ref name="Slough"/> Wolstenholme signed for ] in October 1963, and during his time at the club served as third-choice goalkeeper behind ] and ].<ref name="Citizens">{{cite book |first1=Dave |last1=Windross |first2=Martin |last2=Jarred |title=Citizens and Minstermen: A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 |date=1997 |publisher=Citizen Publications |location=Selby |isbn=978-0-9531005-0-7 |page=114}}</ref> He made his debt on 6 April 1964 in a 3–1 home win over ] in a ] fixture and finished the ] with two appearances.<ref name="ENFA"/> Wolstenholme was born in ], West Riding of Yorkshire, and was raised in ], where he attended ].<ref name="SloughProfile">{{cite web |url=https://www.sloughtownfc.net/profile/818/Ian-Wolstenholme |title=Ian Wolstenholme |publisher=Slough Town F.C. |access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref> He started playing for the school football team as an ] before changing position to play as a ], going on to represent Yorkshire Grammar Schools in the 1961–62 season.<ref name="SloughProfile"/> He went on to attend ] in ], where he started his senior career in 1962 in ] with the college team, ], which he ].<ref name="ENFA"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005430%2F19700311&page=1 |title=Enfield have 'new' team |newspaper=Skelmersdale & Holland Reporter |page=14 |date=11 March 1970 |access-date=8 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> After finishing his studies,<ref name="SloughProfile"/> Wolstenholme signed for ] in October 1963, and during his time at the club served as third-choice goalkeeper behind ] and ].<ref name="Citizens">{{cite book |first1=Dave |last1=Windross |first2=Martin |last2=Jarred |title=Citizens and Minstermen: A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 |date=1997 |publisher=Citizen Publications |location=Selby |isbn=978-0-9531005-0-7 |page=114}}</ref> He made his debt on 6 April 1964 in a 3–1 home win over ] in a ] fixture and finished the ] with two appearances.<ref name="ENFA"/>


Wolstenholme started working as a physical education (PE) teacher at Hurlfield School in Sheffield, which led to him returning to non-League football with ] in September 1965, as it was difficult for him to attend matches for York in an afternoon after refereeing school matches in the morning in Sheffield.<ref name="Slough"/><ref name="ENFA"/> While with Sheffield, he represented the ], an FA Colts XI, and an England XI against the ] and ].<ref name="Slough"/> Wolstenholme started working as a physical education (PE) teacher at Hurlfield School in Sheffield, which led to him returning to non-League football with ] in September 1965, as it was difficult for him to attend matches for York in an afternoon after refereeing school matches in the morning in Sheffield.<ref name="SloughProfile"/><ref name="ENFA"/> While with Sheffield, he represented the ], an FA Colts XI, and an England XI against the ] and ].<ref name="SloughProfile"/> Wolstenholme was part of the Sheffield team that finished third in the ] and were ] to Division One.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fchd.info/SHEFFIEL.HTM |title=Sheffield |website=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005246%2F19651211&page=8 |title=United keep up running |first=Bob |last=Tomlinson |newspaper=South Yorkshire Times |location=Mexborough |page=8 |date=11 December 1965 |access-date=12 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref>


He started a new job as head of PE at ] in London in 1966, which led to him signing for a local club in the form of ].<ref name="Slough"/> Wolstenholme saved a ] late into ] against ] at ] in the final of the 1966–67 ] on 22 April 1967, the match ending a 0–0 draw.<ref name="Amateur67Dates">{{cite web |url=https://www.fchd.info/cups/amcup1966-67.htm |title=1966–67: F.A. Amateur Cup |website=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/sport/14662891.enfield-town-win-commemorative-friendly-over-skelmersdale-united/ |title=Enfield Town win commemorative friendly over Skelmersdale United |first=Shona |last=Duthie |website=Enfield Independent |publisher=Newsquest Media Group |date=4 August 2016 |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> The ] was held a week later at ], which Enfield won 3–0.<ref name="Amateur67Dates"/> Wolstenholme also helped Enfield win the ] in the same season.<ref name="Slough"/> He had surgery to remove a cartilage during the 1967–68 season but returned to help Enfield win the ] title and finish as runners-up in the London Senior Cup.<ref name="Slough"/> He won another Isthmian League title in the 1968–69 season, as well as the ].<ref name="Slough"/> Wolstenholme helped Enfield win the Amateur Cup again in the 1969–70 season,<ref name="Citizens"/> when they beat ] 5–1 in the final at Wembley on 4 April 1970.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fchd.info/cups/amcup1969-70.htm |title=1969–70: F.A. Amateur Cup |website=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> He started a new job as head of PE at ] in London in 1966, which led to him signing for a local club in the form of ].<ref name="SloughProfile"/> Wolstenholme saved a ] late into ] against ] at ] in the final of the 1966–67 ] on 22 April 1967, the match ending a 0–0 draw.<ref name="Amateur67Dates">{{cite web |url=https://www.fchd.info/cups/amcup1966-67.htm |title=1966–67: F.A. Amateur Cup |website=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/sport/14662891.enfield-town-win-commemorative-friendly-over-skelmersdale-united/ |title=Enfield Town win commemorative friendly over Skelmersdale United |first=Shona |last=Duthie |website=Enfield Independent |publisher=Newsquest Media Group |date=4 August 2016 |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> The ] was held a week later at ], which Enfield won 3–0.<ref name="Amateur67Dates"/> Wolstenholme also helped Enfield win the ] in the same season.<ref name="SloughProfile"/> He had surgery to remove a cartilage during the 1967–68 season but returned to help Enfield win the ] title and finish as runners-up in the London Senior Cup.<ref name="SloughProfile"/> He won another Isthmian League title in the 1968–69 season, as well as the ].<ref name="SloughProfile"/> Wolstenholme helped Enfield win the Amateur Cup again in the 1969–70 season,<ref name="Citizens"/> when they beat ] 5–1 in the final at Wembley on 4 April 1970.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fchd.info/cups/amcup1969-70.htm |title=1969–70: F.A. Amateur Cup |website=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref>


Wolstenholme signed for ] in 1970,<ref name="ENFA"/> and made his debut on 15 August in a 2–2 draw away to ] in an ] Premier Division match.<ref name="Slough"/> While with Slough, he was ] twice by the ] in matches against Denmark and Iceland in August 1971.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslAm3.html |title=England Amateurs Match Results: 1962–1974 |website=England Football Online |date=2 September 2024 |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> Wolstenholme was part of the Slough teams that won the Athenian League Premier Division title in the ] and ].<ref name="Slough"/><ref name="SloughTownFCHD">{{cite web |url=https://www.fchd.info/SLOUGHT.HTM |title=Slough Town |website=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> He was part of the team that finished as runners-up in the 1972–73 Amateur Cup,<ref name="Slough"/> in which they lost 1–0 to ] at Wembley on 14 April 1973.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fchd.info/cups/amcup1972-73.htm |title=1972–73: F.A. Amateur Cup |website=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> He later played for ], making his debut on 26 January 1974 in a 2–1 defeat away to ] in the Isthmian League Division One, and finished the 1973–74 season with 13 appearances.<ref name="StAlbans">{{cite web |url=https://www.saintsstatistics.co.uk/index.php/pictures-video/video/player2/playerlisa/776/?season=76 |title=Ian Wolstenholme appearances: Season 1973–74 appearances |website=St Albans City Statistics |access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.saintsstatistics.co.uk/index.php/city-statistics/fixturesandresults/matcheslist/3599 |title=Clapton 2–1 St Albans City |website=St Albans City Statistics |access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref> Wolstenholme signed for ] in 1970,<ref name="ENFA"/> and made his debut on 15 August in a 2–2 draw away to ] in an ] Premier Division match.<ref name="SloughProfile"/> He was a regular starter in the Slough team, and finished the 1970–71 season with 63 appearances.<ref name="SloughProfile"/> He was in the team that won the ] that season, beating ] 1–0 on 10 May in a replayed final after the first match ended 0–0.<ref name="SloughProfile"/><ref name="1971Berks">{{cite web |url=http://www.chairboys.co.uk/results/70_71.htm |title=First Team Results 1970/71 |website=Chairboys on the Net |access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref> Shortly before the 1971–72 season started, Wolstenholme was ] twice by the ] in matches against Denmark and Iceland in August 1971.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslAm3.html |title=England Amateurs Match Results: 1962–1974 |website=England Football Online |date=2 September 2024 |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> He again played regularly for Slough in the 1971–72 season, making 51 appearances as the team went on to win four trophies.<ref name="SloughProfile"/><ref name="SloughHonours">{{cite web |url=https://www.sloughtownfc.net/honours |title=Slough Town FC Club Honours |publisher=Slough Town F.C. |access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref> These included the league titles in the Athenian League Premier Division and the Premier Midweek Floodlight League, and two cup competitions with the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup and the Athenian League Cup.<ref name="SloughProfile"/><ref name="SloughHonours"/><ref name="1972Berks">{{cite web |url=http://www.chairboys.co.uk/results/71_72.htm |title=First Team Results 1971/72 |website=Chairboys on the Net |access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref><ref name="1972LeagueCup">{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000560%2F19720513&page=31 |title=Sport summary |newspaper=Daily Mirror |location=London |page=31 |date=13 May 1972 |access-date=12 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> Wolstenholme made 56 appearances in the 1972–73 season, which proved to be his final with Slough, and again won the Athenian League Premier Division title and the Athenian League Cup.<ref name="SloughProfile"/><ref name="SloughHonours"/><ref name="1973LeagueCup">{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0002167%2F19730516&page=54 |title=Worthing shake Slough, but miss goal chances |newspaper=Worthing Gazette |page=54 |date=16 May 1973 |access-date=12 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> He was part of the team that finished as runners-up in the Amateur Cup,<ref name="SloughProfile"/> losing 1–0 to ] in the final at Wembley on 14 April 1973.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fchd.info/cups/amcup1972-73.htm |title=1972–73: F.A. Amateur Cup |website=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> He later played for ], making his debut on 26 January 1974 in a 2–1 defeat away to ] in the Isthmian League Division One, and finished the 1973–74 season with 13 appearances.<ref name="StAlbans">{{cite web |url=https://www.saintsstatistics.co.uk/index.php/pictures-video/video/player2/playerlisa/776/?season=76 |title=Ian Wolstenholme appearances: Season 1973–74 appearances |website=St Albans City Statistics |access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.saintsstatistics.co.uk/index.php/city-statistics/fixturesandresults/matcheslist/3599 |title=Clapton 2–1 St Albans City |website=St Albans City Statistics |access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref>


==Managerial and coaching career== ==Managerial and coaching career==
After retiring from playing, Wolstenholme ] ] for two and a half years before taking over as manager of ] in 1976.<ref name="Harlow">{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003754%2F19820304&page=40 |title=Wolstenholme quits |newspaper=Harlow Star |page=40 |date=4 March 1982 |access-date=8 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> He led Harlow to the Isthmian League Division One title in the ], which saw the club ] to the Premier Division.<ref name="Isthmian">{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003754%2F19821223&page=17 |title=Ex-Blue boss is next target |newspaper=Harlow Star |page=17 |date=23 December 1982 |access-date=8 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> His Harlow team reached the ],<ref name="Citizens"/> which is the furthest the club have progressed in the competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fchd.info/HARLOWT.HTM |title=Harlow Town |website=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref> Harlow twice beat opponents from higher divisions, with 1–0 home wins in replays against ] team ] in the second round and ] of the ] in the third round.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.essexlive.news/news/history/harlow-towns-stunning-1980-victory-6455069 |title=Harlow Town's stunning 1980 victory against Leicester City ranks in greatest FA Cup Third-Round giant killings |first=Luke |last=Weir |website=Essex Live |publisher=Local World |date=5 February 2022 |access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref> Harlow's run came to an end when being beaten 4–3 away by ] in the fourth round.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/harlow-town-1979-80/ |title=Harlow Town 1979–80 |first=Jon |last=Spurling |website=When Saturday Comes |date=14 December 2006 |access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref> Wolstenholme resigned in March 1982 with the team struggling and stated that "I always said I would go when we failed to progress".<ref name="Harlow"/> After retiring from playing, Wolstenholme ] ] for two and a half years before taking over as manager of ] in 1976.<ref name="Harlow">{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003754%2F19820304&page=40 |title=Wolstenholme quits |newspaper=Harlow Star |page=40 |date=4 March 1982 |access-date=8 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> He led Harlow to the Isthmian League Division One title in the ], which saw the club promoted to the Premier Division.<ref name="Isthmian">{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003754%2F19821223&page=17 |title=Ex-Blue boss is next target |newspaper=Harlow Star |page=17 |date=23 December 1982 |access-date=8 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> His Harlow team reached the ],<ref name="Citizens"/> which is the furthest the club have progressed in the competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fchd.info/HARLOWT.HTM |title=Harlow Town |website=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref> Harlow twice beat opponents from higher divisions, with 1–0 home wins in replays against ] team ] in the second round and ] of the ] in the third round.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.essexlive.news/news/history/harlow-towns-stunning-1980-victory-6455069 |title=Harlow Town's stunning 1980 victory against Leicester City ranks in greatest FA Cup Third-Round giant killings |first=Luke |last=Weir |website=Essex Live |publisher=Local World |date=5 February 2022 |access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref> Harlow's run came to an end when being beaten 4–3 away by ] in the fourth round.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/harlow-town-1979-80/ |title=Harlow Town 1979–80 |first=Jon |last=Spurling |website=When Saturday Comes |date=14 December 2006 |access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref> Wolstenholme resigned in March 1982 with the team struggling and stated that "I always said I would go when we failed to progress".<ref name="Harlow"/>


He was appointed manager of ] in December 1982<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003754%2F19821216&page=22 |title=Kitson signs |newspaper=Harlow Star |page=22 |date=16 December 1982 |access-date=8 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> and his first match in charge was a 3–2 defeat away to ] on 11 December in an Isthmian League Premier Division match.<ref name="HitchinProfile">{{cite web |url=https://fishpondersfactsandstats.info/players/wolstenholme%20ian.html |title=Ian Wolstenholme |website=Fishponders Stats |access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://fishpondersfactsandstats.info/games/19821211%20tooting%20&%20mitcham%20united.html |title=Sat 11/Dec/1982 Servowarm Isthmian League |website=Fishponders Stats |access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref> Wolstenholme briefly came out of playing retirement late in the 1982–83 season to make three appearances for Hitchin,<ref name="HitchinProfile"/> his debut being a 6–1 home defeat to ] on 2 April 1983.<ref name="HitchinFixtures">{{cite web |url=https://fishpondersfactsandstats.info/fixtures/fixtures%201980.html |title=Fixtures 1980–89 |website=Fishponders Stats |access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://fishpondersfactsandstats.info/games/19830402%20hendon.html |title=Sat 02/Apr/1983 Servowarm Isthmian League |website=Fishponders Stats |access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref> Two days later, Wolstenholme played for Hitchin in the ] final, in which his team lost 3–1 to one of his former clubs, Bishop's Stortford.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003385%2F19830407&page=55 |title=Blues in top cup gear |newspaper=Herts and Essex Observer |location=Bishop's Stortford |page=56 |date=7 April 1983 |access-date=8 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> His time with Hitchin came to a close at the end of the season.<ref name="HitchinProfile"/><ref name="HitchinFixtures"/> He would later serve as a ] at ], working under manager Kelvin Hart, and during their time together the club won the 1992–93 ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003617%2F19930430&page=119 |title=The greatest moment in Saints 99 year history |first=Graham |last=Warwick |newspaper=Cheshunt and Waltham Mercury |page=119 |date=30 April 1993 |access-date=8 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> Wolstenholme left the club in 1994 due to other commitments.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003617%2F19940729&page=111 |title=Brown leaves Cheshunt for Boreham Wood |first=Graham |last=Warwick |newspaper=Cheshunt and Waltham Mercury |page=111 |date=29 July 1994 |access-date=8 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> He was appointed manager of ] in December 1982<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003754%2F19821216&page=22 |title=Kitson signs |newspaper=Harlow Star |page=22 |date=16 December 1982 |access-date=8 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> and his first match in charge was a 3–2 defeat away to ] on 11 December in an Isthmian League Premier Division match.<ref name="HitchinProfile">{{cite web |url=https://fishpondersfactsandstats.info/players/wolstenholme%20ian.html |title=Ian Wolstenholme |website=Fishponders Stats |access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://fishpondersfactsandstats.info/games/19821211%20tooting%20&%20mitcham%20united.html |title=Sat 11/Dec/1982 Servowarm Isthmian League |website=Fishponders Stats |access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref> Wolstenholme briefly came out of playing retirement late in the 1982–83 season to make three appearances for Hitchin,<ref name="HitchinProfile"/> his debut being a 6–1 home defeat to ] on 2 April 1983.<ref name="HitchinFixtures">{{cite web |url=https://fishpondersfactsandstats.info/fixtures/fixtures%201980.html |title=Fixtures 1980–89 |website=Fishponders Stats |access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://fishpondersfactsandstats.info/games/19830402%20hendon.html |title=Sat 02/Apr/1983 Servowarm Isthmian League |website=Fishponders Stats |access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref> Two days later, Wolstenholme played for Hitchin in the ] final, in which his team lost 3–1 to one of his former clubs, Bishop's Stortford.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003385%2F19830407&page=55 |title=Blues in top cup gear |newspaper=Herts and Essex Observer |location=Bishop's Stortford |page=56 |date=7 April 1983 |access-date=8 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> His time with Hitchin came to a close at the end of the season.<ref name="HitchinProfile"/><ref name="HitchinFixtures"/> He would later serve as a ] at ], working under manager Kelvin Hart, and during their time together the club won the 1992–93 ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003617%2F19930430&page=119 |title=The greatest moment in Saints 99 year history |first=Graham |last=Warwick |newspaper=Cheshunt and Waltham Mercury |page=119 |date=30 April 1993 |access-date=8 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref> Wolstenholme left the club in 1994 due to other commitments.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003617%2F19940729&page=111 |title=Brown leaves Cheshunt for Boreham Wood |first=Graham |last=Warwick |newspaper=Cheshunt and Waltham Mercury |page=111 |date=29 July 1994 |access-date=8 January 2025 |url-access=subscription |via=Findmypast}}</ref>
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===Player=== ===Player===
'''Enfield''' '''Enfield'''
*]: ], ]<ref name="Slough"/> *]: ], ]<ref name="SloughProfile"/>
*]: 1966–67, 1969–70<ref name="Citizens"/> *]: 1966–67, 1969–70<ref name="Citizens"/>
*]: 1966–67<ref name="Slough"/> *]: 1966–67<ref name="SloughProfile"/>
*]: 1968–69<ref name="Slough"/> *]: 1968–69<ref name="SloughProfile"/>


'''Slough Town''' '''Slough Town'''
*] Premier Division: ], ]<ref name="Slough"/><ref name="SloughTownFCHD"/> *] Premier Division: ], ]<ref name="SloughProfile"/><ref name="SloughHonours"/>
*Premier Midweek Floodlight League: 1971–72<ref name="SloughProfile"/><ref name="SloughHonours"/>
*]: 1971–72,<ref name="SloughProfile"/><ref name="1972LeagueCup"/> 1972–73<ref name="1973LeagueCup"/>
*]: 1970–71,<ref name="SloughProfile"/><ref name="1971Berks"/> 1971–72<ref name="SloughProfile"/><ref name="1972Berks"/>


===Manager=== ===Manager===

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English football player and manager (born 1943)

Ian Wolstenholme
Personal information
Full name Ian Arthur Wolstenholme
Date of birth (1943-01-12) 12 January 1943 (age 82)
Place of birth Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1962–1963 St John's College (York)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1965 York City 2 (0)
1965–1966 Sheffield
1966–1970 Enfield
1970–1973 Slough Town 82 (0)
1974 St Albans City 12 (0)
1983 Hitchin Town 2 (0)
Total 98+ (0+)
International career
1971 England amateur 2 (0)
Managerial career
Bishop's Stortford
1976–1982 Harlow Town
1982–1983 Hitchin Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Arthur Wolstenholme (born 12 January 1943) is an English former football player and manager who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for York City.

Wolstenholme started his playing career in 1962 in non-League football with St John's College (York), before signing Football League club York City the following year. He made three appearances before dropping back into non-League with Sheffield in 1965, to help combine playing with his career as a teacher. He signed for Enfield a year later, and with the club won multiple honours, including two Isthmian League titles and two FA Amateur Cups. Wolstenholme joined Slough Town in 1970 and won two Athenian League Premier Division titles with the club before having a short spell with St Albans City in 1974.

His first managerial role was with Bishop's Stortford before being appointed by Harlow Town in 1976. Wolstenholme's team won the 1978–79 Isthmian League Division One title and reached the 1979–80 FA Cup fourth round before he resigned in 1982. He then had a short spell as manager of Hitchin Town before taking on a coaching role with St Margaretsbury.

Early life and playing career

Wolstenholme was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and was raised in Sheffield, where he attended Abbeydale Boys' Grammar School. He started playing for the school football team as an outside left before changing position to play as a goalkeeper, going on to represent Yorkshire Grammar Schools in the 1961–62 season. He went on to attend St John's College in York, where he started his senior career in 1962 in non-League football with the college team, St John's College (York), which he captained. After finishing his studies, Wolstenholme signed for York City in October 1963, and during his time at the club served as third-choice goalkeeper behind Tommy Forgan and Tony Moor. He made his debt on 6 April 1964 in a 3–1 home win over Darlington in a Fourth Division fixture and finished the 1963–64 season with two appearances.

Wolstenholme started working as a physical education (PE) teacher at Hurlfield School in Sheffield, which led to him returning to non-League football with Sheffield in September 1965, as it was difficult for him to attend matches for York in an afternoon after refereeing school matches in the morning in Sheffield. While with Sheffield, he represented the Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA, an FA Colts XI, and an England XI against the Northern and Wearside Leagues. Wolstenholme was part of the Sheffield team that finished third in the 1965–66 Yorkshire League Division Two and were promoted to Division One.

He started a new job as head of PE at Edmonton County School in London in 1966, which led to him signing for a local club in the form of Enfield. Wolstenholme saved a penalty kick late into extra time against Skelmersdale United at Wembley Stadium in the final of the 1966–67 FA Amateur Cup on 22 April 1967, the match ending a 0–0 draw. The replay was held a week later at Maine Road, which Enfield won 3–0. Wolstenholme also helped Enfield win the London Senior Cup in the same season. He had surgery to remove a cartilage during the 1967–68 season but returned to help Enfield win the Isthmian League title and finish as runners-up in the London Senior Cup. He won another Isthmian League title in the 1968–69 season, as well as the Middlesex Senior Cup. Wolstenholme helped Enfield win the Amateur Cup again in the 1969–70 season, when they beat Dagenham 5–1 in the final at Wembley on 4 April 1970.

Wolstenholme signed for Slough Town in 1970, and made his debut on 15 August in a 2–2 draw away to Tilbury in an Athenian League Premier Division match. He was a regular starter in the Slough team, and finished the 1970–71 season with 63 appearances. He was in the team that won the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup that season, beating Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 on 10 May in a replayed final after the first match ended 0–0. Shortly before the 1971–72 season started, Wolstenholme was capped twice by the England national amateur team in matches against Denmark and Iceland in August 1971. He again played regularly for Slough in the 1971–72 season, making 51 appearances as the team went on to win four trophies. These included the league titles in the Athenian League Premier Division and the Premier Midweek Floodlight League, and two cup competitions with the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup and the Athenian League Cup. Wolstenholme made 56 appearances in the 1972–73 season, which proved to be his final with Slough, and again won the Athenian League Premier Division title and the Athenian League Cup. He was part of the team that finished as runners-up in the Amateur Cup, losing 1–0 to Walton & Hersham in the final at Wembley on 14 April 1973. He later played for St Albans City, making his debut on 26 January 1974 in a 2–1 defeat away to Clapton in the Isthmian League Division One, and finished the 1973–74 season with 13 appearances.

Managerial and coaching career

After retiring from playing, Wolstenholme managed Bishop's Stortford for two and a half years before taking over as manager of Harlow Town in 1976. He led Harlow to the Isthmian League Division One title in the 1978–79 season, which saw the club promoted to the Premier Division. His Harlow team reached the fourth round of the 1979–80 FA Cup, which is the furthest the club have progressed in the competition. Harlow twice beat opponents from higher divisions, with 1–0 home wins in replays against Third Division team Southend United in the second round and Leicester City of the Second Division in the third round. Harlow's run came to an end when being beaten 4–3 away by Watford in the fourth round. Wolstenholme resigned in March 1982 with the team struggling and stated that "I always said I would go when we failed to progress".

He was appointed manager of Hitchin Town in December 1982 and his first match in charge was a 3–2 defeat away to Tooting & Mitcham United on 11 December in an Isthmian League Premier Division match. Wolstenholme briefly came out of playing retirement late in the 1982–83 season to make three appearances for Hitchin, his debut being a 6–1 home defeat to Hendon on 2 April 1983. Two days later, Wolstenholme played for Hitchin in the Herts Charity Cup final, in which his team lost 3–1 to one of his former clubs, Bishop's Stortford. His time with Hitchin came to a close at the end of the season. He would later serve as a coach at St Margaretsbury, working under manager Kelvin Hart, and during their time together the club won the 1992–93 Herts Senior Centenary Trophy. Wolstenholme left the club in 1994 due to other commitments.

Career statistics

Player

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
York City 1963–64 Fourth Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
1965–66 Third Division 0 0 — 1 0 — 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 0
Slough Town 1970–71 Athenian League Premier Division 28 0 9 0 2 0 24 0 63 0
1971–72 Athenian League Premier Division 24 0 3 0 4 0 20 0 51 0
1972–73 Athenian League Premier Division 30 0 4 0 5 0 17 0 56 0
Total 82 0 16 0 11 0 61 0 170 0
St Albans City 1973–74 Isthmian League Division One 12 0 — — 1 0 13 0
Hitchin Town 1982–83 Isthmian League Premier Division 2 0 — — 1 0 3 0
Career total 98 0 16 0 12 0 63 0 189 0
  1. Appearance in Football League Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Athenian League Cup
  3. Ten appearances in Premier Midweek Floodlight League, six appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, eight appearances in FA Amateur Cup
  4. Thirteen appearances in Premier Midweek Floodlight League, four appearances in FA Amateur Cup, three appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
  5. Eight appearances in Premier Midweek Floodlight League, six appearances in FA Amateur Cup, three appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
  6. ^ Appearance in Herts Charity Cup

Manager

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Hitchin Town 11 December 1982 7 May 1983 30 6 8 16 020.00
Total 30 6 8 16 020.00
  1. ^ Dates of Wolstenholme's first and last matches as manager.

Honours

Player

Enfield

Slough Town

Manager

Harlow Town

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