Gary James Holt (born 9 March 1973 in Irvine, Ayrshire) and a Scottish defensive midfielder is a former Scottish International player, who received 10 caps and scored 1 goal. He currently plays for Lowestoft Town F.C.
Holt came late to professional football, having had a spell in the Army Catering Corps as a chef and played for the British Army team prior to joining Celtic. He did not play for the Bhoys first team and moved on to Stoke City. Afte...
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Gary James Holt (born 9 March 1973 in Irvine, Ayrshire) and a Scottish defensive midfielder is a former Scottish International player, who received 10 caps and scored 1 goal. He currently plays for Lowestoft Town F.C.
Holt came late to professional football, having had a spell in the Army Catering Corps as a chef and played for the British Army team prior to joining Celtic. He did not play for the Bhoys first team and moved on to Stoke City. After a brief stay, Holt returned to his boyhood favourites, Kilmarnock, where he excelled in the Ayrshire team's most consistent period of success since the 1960s. He set up home in his place of birth with his wife in the Bourtreehill part of Irvine. Despite his excellent form with Kilmarnock, international recognition proved elusive, and Holt briefly explored the option of playing for Canada in 1998. However, it eventually emerged Holt wasn't eligible for Canada, and Holt gained his first Scotland cap a year later.
In 2001, Norwich City paid ...
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