John Hollowbread

John Frederick Hollowbread (2 January 1934 – 7 December 2007) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton.

[1] He was born at Ponders End and represented Middlesex Schools and played for Enfield prior to signing amateur forms for Tottenham Hotspur in June 1950.

He made one appearance on loan to Cheshunt in 1951 in the Herts Charity Cup against Barnet before Tottenham upgraded him to professional status on 21 January 1952, spending most of his early career as understudy to Ted Ditchburn and Ron Reynolds.

At the end of the 1963–64 season, he was placed on the transfer list and was snapped up straight away by Southampton's manager Ted Bates for a £3,000 fee.

The following season, he started as first choice for the 'keeper's shirt until sustaining a serious knee injury versus Coventry City on 8 September 1965 which ended his career.

Tottenham Hotspur in 1960 with both goalkeeper, John Hollowbread , Bill Brown and Danny Blanchflower in the team with Bill Nicholson as manager.