David Holt (footballer, born 1936)
Scottish footballer (born 1936)
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Duff Holt | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 08 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position | 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]
