Far away from the bustle and bruising of soccer's Third Division, David (with bat) about to set off for a Padiham Second XI match with vice-captain Kevin Coward, captain Bob Bailey and younger brother, Norman.
In the last few years Bury have produced many stars and if Colin McDonald is any judge another Bury discovery who is going to make his name in football is Padiham lad David Holt. McDonald took David straight from Gawthorpe Secondary School, Padiham, to Bury. While at Gawthorpe School David played for Padiham Spotlights and manager Harry Dolby was not slow to see his talents. He recommended the youngster to Bury who invited him for a trial. Out of 60 boys only three were invited to sign associate schoolboy forms and David was one. After only one match in the A team, Colin McDonald went to the Holt house at 41 Bank Street Padiham and asked David to sign as an apprentice professional.

After some impressive performances along the half-back line in the reserve team, he got his first taste of Third Division soccer in October 1969 as a substitute. By February 1970 he had made the first team place his own and captained Bury in the Youth Cup. A former Burnley international, John Connelly, sees a bright future for David. John was transferred to Bury in the close season and as he watched two of his former clubs playing at Turf Moor recently, he said "David is a very good prospect indeed. He has plenty of natural ability, and uses it well."

David's number one fan is his 11-year-old brother Norman who goes to the Bury matches and in summer watches Padiham Second XI cricket team for which David is an opening bowler with 21 wickets to his credit this season.

Update from Wikipedia: David went on to play 400 matches in the Football League for Bury, Oldham Athletic and Burnley before retiring in 1983. He moved to New Zealand in 1998 and, sadly, died in 2003 at the age of 51.