 On 14 November 2014, Holden left Walsall to join former club Oldham Athletic as first-team coach.On 17 March 2015, after a spell as caretaker manager, Holden became full-time manager at
Oldham Athletic.Despite his English birth and having played for the England youth team, Holden qualifies to represent Northern Ireland through his grandparents, and was called up to their full squad for the first time in June 2007.