David Holt (footballer, born 1936)

David Duff Holt (born 3 January 1936) is a Scottish former international footballer who played as a left back.[4] During his playing career, Holt made more than 300 appearances in the Scottish Football League for Queen's Park,[5] Heart of Midlothian and Partick Thistle between 1957 and 1970.

Davie Holt
Personal information
Full name David Duff Holt
Date of birth (1936-01-03) 3 January 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 08 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Glentyan Thistle
Newhill Amateurs
Lugar Boswell Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1960 Queen's Park 61 (2)
1960–1969 Heart of Midlothian 231 (0)
1969–1970 Partick Thistle 19 (0)
Total 311 (2)
International career
1958[1] Scotland U23 1 (0)
1960 Great Britain 3 (0)
1963–1964 Scotland 5 (0)
1964[2] SFA trial v SFL 1 (0)
1964 Scottish League XI[3] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

At Hearts (who were reigning Scottish champions at the time he joined the club), Holt won the 1962–63 Scottish League Cup during his nine-year spell at Tynecastle Park and was an important member of the team which only missed out on the 1964–65 Scottish Division One title on goal average.[6] However, he was released on a free transfer in 1969 and later stated he felt he had been badly treated by the club.[7]

Holt, who earned five caps for Scotland national side, also represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics[8][7][6][9] (being able to do so as he played for Queen's Park who operated on an amateur basis).[citation needed]

Holt later worked as a taxi driver for many years.[7][6]

References

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  1. ^ Scotland U23 player Holt, Davie, FitbaStats
  2. ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "David Holt - Scotland Football League Record from 23 Sep 1964 to 23 Sep 1964 clubs - Heart Of Midlothian". Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ "David Holt". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ^ Holt, David Duff, QPFC.com
  6. ^ a b c Former Scotland international who played with Billy McNeill and represented Britain asks SFA for his caps, Daily Record, 26 October 2019
  7. ^ a b c GB football team: When money was no object, The Scotsman, 20 December 2008
  8. ^ Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  9. ^ Happy Birthday to Davie Holt, The Scotland Epistles Football Magazine , 3 January 2017
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