John Holt (born 21 November 1956) is a Scottish football coach and retired footballer.
He played at either full-back or in midfield.
He began his career with Dundee United, where he made more than 400 appearances between 1974 and 1987.
Holt won three major domestic trophies with the club, the Scottish League Cup in 1979 and 1980 and the Premier Division title in 1983.
He also featured for United in many European runs including to the 1983–84 European Cup semi final and the 1987 UEFA Cup Final.
He also played for Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee and Forfar Athletic before becoming player-manager at Deveronvale and then Montrose.
He has also managed Celtic Ladies as well as holding coaching roles at Forfar, Dundee and Dundee United.
Holt also had a short period as caretaker manager of Montrose in 2016.