orth ▁( born ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁former ▁professional ▁football ▁player ▁and ▁manager . ▁As ▁a ▁stri ker ▁he ▁scored ▁ 1 9 3 ▁goals ▁in ▁ 6 1 0 ▁league ▁games ▁over ▁a ▁ 2 2 - year ▁career . ▁Despite ▁playing ▁for ▁ 1 6 ▁clubs ▁in ▁ 1 9 ▁sp ells ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁goals ▁and ▁appearances ▁came ▁at ▁Br ent ford , ▁W im ble don , ▁and ▁Bol ton ▁W ander ers . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁tw in ▁brother ▁of ▁David ▁Hold sw orth . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁player , ▁he ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁Wat ford ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁three ▁years ▁before ▁signing ▁with ▁Br ent ford , ▁following ▁a ▁short ▁loan ▁spell . ▁A ▁highly ▁successful ▁three ▁years ▁followed ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁W im ble don ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁After ▁an ▁impress ive ▁five - year ▁spell ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁Bol ton ▁W ander ers . ▁He ▁spent ▁six ▁years ▁at ▁Bol ton , ▁before ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁joining ▁Cov entry ▁City , ▁R ush den ▁& ▁Diam onds ▁and ▁then ▁back ▁to ▁W im ble don . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁Hav ant ▁& ▁Water lo ov ille , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁one ▁season ▁before ▁joining ▁Derby ▁County ▁as ▁player – ass istant ▁manager . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁dropped