 On 19 January 2016, Holness was loaned out to Altrincham on a month loan.Holness made his Altrincham debut, where he made a start and played the whole game, in a 3-1 win over Woking on 26 January 2016.After extending his loan spell until the end of the season, Holness then scored his first goal for the club on 8 March 2016, in a 3-2 loss against Gateshead.