David Duff Holt (born 3 January 1936) is a Scottish former international

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who played as a

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. During his playing career, Holt made more than 300 appearances in the

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for Queen's Park, Heart of Midlothian and

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between 1957 and 1970. 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

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and was an important member of the team which only missed out on the 1964–65 Scottish Division One title on

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. However, he was released on a free transfer in 1969 and later stated he felt he had been badly treated by the club. Holt, who earned five caps for Scottish national side, also represented

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at the

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GB football team: When money was no object
The Scotsman, 20 December 2008Former Scotland international who played with Billy McNeill and represented Britain asks SFA for his caps
Daily Record, 26 October 2019Happy Birthday to Davie Holt
The Scotland Epistles Football Magazine , 3 January 2017 (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.

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Scotland record London Hearts

London Hearts * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holt, David 1936 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow People from Gorbals Association football fullbacks Scottish footballers Scotland international footballers Scottish Junior Football Association players Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C. players Queen's Park F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Great Britain Scotland under-23 international footballers Scotland amateur international footballers