William "Billy" John Holding (birth registered January→March 1907 — died 1986) birth registered in Cockermouth district, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, playing at representative level for Cumberland, and at club level for Warrington (twice), and Rochdale Hornets as a Fullback, i.e. number 1, he died in Maryport.