on 28 August. Holman then set himself a target to reach 20 goals for the season. He scored a match-winning penalty in a 2–1 win over Tamworth at Cressing Road in his next match, before making it four goals in three games for the Iron with a curling effort from 12 yards in a 1–1 draw with Kidderminster Harriers on 4 September. Holman believed that by joining Braintree he would be taking an important step towards his ambition of playing in the Football League. Holman continued his scoring form with a driving shot from the edge of the box in Braintree's 3–2 defeat to Barrow on 6 October, before helping his side claim their first win in eight matches to overcome Luton Town on 9 October, opening the scoring with a curling shot into the top corner of the net. Manager Alan Devonshire described the result as "probably the best result in Braintree's history". He suffered a barren spell between mid-October and early January, where he scored with an early close range effort on 5 January 2013 in a 4–1 victory over Tamworth. His next goal handed the Iron the lead over Nuneaton Town after the half-time interval on 26 January as his side won 4–2. Holman put the Iron ahead after a goalless first half in a 3–1 away victory against Stockport County on 16 March after breaking through County's defensive line. After scoring in a 1–1 home draw with Woking on 19 March, Holman then suffered a knee injury that kept him out of first team action for almost one month. He scored his final goal of the season in his final game of the season on 20 April, grabbing the only goal of the game as Braintree beat Barrow at Holker Street, leaving Holman with a total of 11 goals in 34 league games in his first season with the club. 2013–14 season Holman had a slower start to the 2013–14 season that the previous season, scoring once in the opening five games of the campaign. That goal came against Woking on 13 August in a 2–0 win, firing home from a cross from six yards. A shoulder injury meant a spell on the sidelines for Holman, keeping him out of action for over a month. He returned in early October after missing all of September, but didn't register a goal until 12 November in a 2–1