Micky French

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Micky French
Personal information
Full name Michael John French [1]
Date of birth (1955-05-07) 7 May 1955 (age 70)
Place of birth Eastbourne, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1973 Eastbourne United
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
Eastbourne United
Total221(49)
International career
England Youth
Managerial career
c.1993 Hailsham Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

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Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1974–75 [4] Fourth Division 154154
1975–76 [4] Fourth Division3182020358
1976–77 [4] Fourth Division1942120235
Total651641407317
Swindon Town 1976–77 [5] Third Division 7171
1977–78 [5] Third Division30001040
Total1010010111
Doncaster Rovers 1978–79 [6] Fourth Division3652031416
Aldershot Total741600007416
Rochdale 1982–83 [1] Fourth Division361100003611
Career total22149618123551

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Micky French". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 . London: Queen Anne Press. p.  46. ISBN   0362020175.
  3. Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, pp. 274, 457.
  4. 1 2 3 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 322–324. ISBN   978-1906796709.
  5. 1 2 "Swindon Town FC – Profile – Mickey French". TownEnders.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  6. "Micky French profile". www.doncasterrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2018.