Marcus Lewis Holness is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 professional footballer who currently plays for Rochdale AFC. He is a central defender.

Holness began his career with Oldham Athletic, but did not play any competitive matches for them. He was signed on loan in October 2007 for Rochdale, playing nine times for the Dale. Marcus impressed with his performances, and manager Keith Hill

Keith Hill (footballer)

Keith John Hill is an English former footballer, currently manager of Barnsley. As a player, Hill was a central defender...

 made him Rochdale's first signing of the January 2008 transfer window

Transfer window

The transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other countries into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA...

, joining on a free transfer.

Holness was loaned to Football Conference

Football Conference

The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...

 side Barrow AFC for a month in January 2009, having only made six league appearances with Rochdale in the 2008-09 season prior to this.

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