David Holt (footballer, born 1952)
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
<templatestyles src="Module:Infobox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | David Holt | ||
Date of birth | 26 February 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Padiham, England | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Place of death | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1974 | Bury | 179 | (9) |
1974–1980 | Oldham Athletic | 142 | (1) |
1980–1983 | Burnley | 84 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Holt (26 February 1952 – 15 June 2003) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender.
He played over 400 matches in the Football League for Bury, Oldham Athletic and Burnley,[1] before retiring in 1983 to start a plastic recycling business. In 1998, he moved to New Zealand to run a courier business. In 2003, he collapsed while on his rounds and died of a heart attack, aged 51. Holt was married to Avrille, and the couple had two sons, Paul and Shaun.[2]
References
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>