Hamish Mackie French (born 7 February 1964) is a Scottish former
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
player and coach. He played for
Dundee United,
Dunfermline Athletic,
Alloa Athletic
Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa
Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a ...
and
Cowdenbeath.
Career
Playing
Hamish French was born in
Methlick,
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...
. 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
Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa
Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a ...
and
Cowdenbeath.
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Living people
1964 births
People from Formartine
Scottish men's footballers
Dundee United F.C. players
Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
Alloa Athletic F.C. players
Cowdenbeath F.C. players
Scottish Premier League players
Scottish Football League players
Dunfermline Athletic F.C. non-playing staff
Keith F.C. players
Highland Football League players
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Aberdeenshire
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