David Holt (footballer, born 1936)

David Duff Holt (born 3 January 1936) is a Scottish former international footballer who played as a left back. During his playing career, Holt made over 300 appearances in the Scottish Football League for Queen's Park,[4] 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
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 08 in (1.73 m)
Playing 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)
National team
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[5] However, he was released on a free transfer in 1969 and later stated he felt he had been badly treated by the club.[6]

Holt, who earned five caps for Scottish national side, also represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics[7][6][5][8] (being able to do so as he played for Queen's Park who operated on an amateur basis).

He later worked as a taxi driver for many years.[6][5]

References
  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.
  3. "David Holt - Scotland Football League Record from 23 Sep 1964 to 23 Sep 1964 clubs - Heart Of Midlothian". Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. Holt, David Duff, QPFC.com
  5. Former Scotland international who played with Billy McNeill and represented Britain asks SFA for his caps, Daily Record, 26 October 2019
  6. GB football team: When money was no object, The Scotsman, 20 December 2008
  7. Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  8. Happy Birthday to Davie Holt, The Scotland Epistles Football Magazine , 3 January 2017


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