Michael John French (born 7 May 1955) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brentford, Swindon Town, Doncaster Rovers, Aldershot and Rochdale.[1] He later coached in non-League football at Hailsham Town and Eastbourne Borough.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael John French[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Eastbourne, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1975 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1975–1977 | Brentford | 65 | (16) |
| 1977–1978 | Swindon Town | 10 | (1) |
| 1978–1979 | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | (5) |
| 1979–1982 | Aldershot | 74 | (16) |
| 1982–1983 | Rochdale | 36 | (11) |
| Lewes | |||
| Hailsham Town | |||
| Total | 221 | (49) | |
| International career | |||
| England Youth | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| c. 1993 | Hailsham Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
editThis section needs expansion with: * Aldershot & Rochdale cup appearances. You can help by adding to it. (January 2018) |
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1974–75[4] | Fourth Division | 15 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76[4] | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 8 | ||
| 1976–77[4] | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | ||
| Total | 65 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 17 | ||
| Swindon Town | 1976–77[5] | Third Division | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 1977–78[5] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1978–79[6] | Fourth Division | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 6 |
| Aldershot | Total | 74 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 16 | |
| Rochdale | 1982–83[1] | Fourth Division | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11 |
| Career total | 221 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 235 | 51 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Micky French". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 46. ISBN 0362020175.
- ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, pp. 274, 457.
- ^ a b c Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 322–324. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- ^ a b "Mick French – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Micky French profile". www.doncasterrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
External links
edit- Micky French at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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