Michael Holt (English footballer)

Michael Holt
Personal information
Date of birth	28 July 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Barnoldswick, England
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Barnoldswick Town
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1996	Blackburn Rovers
1996–1999	Preston North End
1998	→ Macclesfield Town (loan)
1998–1999	→ Rochdale (loan)
1999–2000	Rochdale
2000	→ Northwich Victoria (loan)
2000–2003	St Patrick's Athletic
2003–2004	Derry City
2004–2005	St Patrick's Athletic
2005	Dublin City
2005–2006	Nelson
2006	Barnoldswick Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2007

Michael Holt (born 28 July 1977) is a footballer who last played for West Lancashire Football League side Barnoldswick Town. He played as a striker.

He previously played in The Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, Macclesfield Town and Rochdale and in non-league football with Northwich Victoria and Nelson. He also had a five-year spell in Ireland with League of Ireland sides St Patrick's Athletic and Derry City.

In the 2005–06 season, he scored 36 goals in all competitions for Nelson, helping them to win promotion to the North West Counties Football League Division One. However, in August 2006, he decided to leave the Blues to join his hometown club, Barnoldswick Town. He is reported to have joined Barnoldswick whilst the then Nelson manager, Graham Haworth, was on holiday.

Michael Holt is now a serving Police Officer with the Lancashire Constabulary. He has recently been devastated by the news that his father when growing up wasn’t actually his biological father after the matter was raised by a close friend due to his brother being completely bald and Mick himself having a full head of hair. [1]^{[permanent dead link‍]}