Michael Yellowlees

Michael Yellowlees (born 1959) is a former Scottish field hockey player who played for the Scotland national outdoor and indoor teams during the 1980s and early 1990s.[1][2] [3] He played his club hockey for Edinburgh Civil Service and Murray International Metals.[4][5][6]

In 1983 he scored the only goal for the Scotland outdoor team that beat Spain 1-0 in Barcelona.[1] Scotland's first victory against Spain in international competition.[1]

Yellowlees was also a member of the Scotland outdoor squad that beat Holland for the first time in 1986.[7] Scotland won the match 2-1 with a goal in the last few minutes at Largs.[7] Holland were the reigning European champions at the time.[7]

Yellowlees graduated from the University of Edinburgh in history and law.[8] In 2003 he published his first book.[8] He is a practising solicitor in Edinburgh.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scots' first hockey win over Spain". The Herald (Glasgow). 4 April 1983. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Indoor hockey squad named". The Herald (Glasgow). 29 October 1991. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Strathallan in the 1970s" (PDF). Strathallan School. 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Yellowlees leads the Civil Service revival". The Herald (Glasgow). 3 November 1986. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Mike stakes Scotland claim". The Herald (Glasgow). 30 November 1987. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Guytech hit seven and put pressure on Grange". The Herald (Glasgow). 30 October 1989. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 "Scots' first win over European Champions". The Herald (Glasgow). 11 August 1986. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. 1 2 "So strange a monster as a Jesuiste’ - The Society of Jesus in Sixteenth-Century Scotland". House of Lochar. 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2013.


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