▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁FA W ▁Premier ▁Cup ▁Final ▁defeat ▁to ▁The ▁New ▁Sain ts . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁Hold sw orth ▁earned ▁an ▁England ▁B ▁cap ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 – 2 ▁win ▁against ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁B ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁at ▁Hills borough ▁Stadium , ▁She ff ield , ▁scoring ▁the ▁opening ▁goal ▁for ▁England ' s ▁B ▁team . ▁ ▁Manager ial ▁career ▁ ▁Red bridge ▁Hold sw orth ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁player - manager ▁of ▁Ist hm ian ▁League ▁Division ▁One ▁North ▁club ▁Red bridge ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁club ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 , ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Can vey ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁play - off ▁final , ▁following ▁a ▁penalty ▁shoot - out . ▁ ▁New port ▁County ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁New port ▁County ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁their ▁new ▁manager ▁in ▁succession ▁to ▁Peter ▁B ead le , ▁after ▁hand ing ▁in ▁his ▁res ignation ▁at ▁Red bridge . ▁He ▁also ▁re located ▁to ▁Wor c ester ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁his ▁new ▁role ▁at ▁New port . ▁After ▁a ▁poor ▁start ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season , ▁New port ▁improved ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁to ▁finish ▁t enth ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁Hold sw orth ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Conference ▁South ▁Manager ▁of ▁the ▁Month ▁award ▁for ▁April ▁ 2 0