Christopher James "Chris" Holland (born 11 September 1975) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He played in the Premier League for Newcastle United and made 276 appearances in the Football League playing for Preston North End, Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town and Boston United. He is a former England under-21 international.Since 2009, he has played for Burscough, and was appointed assistant manager in 2010.