Hamish French

Hamish French

Personal information
Full name	Hamish Mackie French
Date of birth	(1964-02-07) 7 February 1964
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfield, Forward
Youth career
	Formartine U18s
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Formartine United	?	(?)
19??–1983	Keith	?	(?)
1983	Dundee United	0	(0)
1983–87	Keith	?	(?)
1987–91	Dundee United	76	(11)
1991–2000	Dunfermline Athletic	231	(55)
2000–01	Alloa Athletic	23	(2)
2001–03	Cowdenbeath	42	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hamish Mackie French (born 7 February 1964) is a Scottish former football player and coach. He played for Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Alloa Athletic and Cowdenbeath.

Career

Playing

Hamish French was born in Methlick, Aberdeenshire. A product of the Scottish Highland Football League, French commenced his professional football career as a midfielder or forward with Keith FC of the Highland League. After several seasons with Keith FC, French signed for Dundee United in 1987, but his career there was disrupted by injuries. He later went on to play for Dunfermline Athletic between 1991 and 2000 before finishing his career with spells at Alloa Athletic and Cowdenbeath.

Coaching

French was a youth coach and community manager at his former club Dunfermline Athletic. Now he works as a taxi driver and picks up Calum Archibald and Auntie Aggie.

External links

• Hamish French at Soccerbase
• Hamish French at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database