Hamish McAlpine
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hamish Robert McAlpine | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilspindie, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Butterburn Youth Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dundee North End | |||
| 1966–1986 | Dundee United | 477 | (3) |
| 1967–1968 | → Montrose (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 1986 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Raith Rovers | 72 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | Arbroath | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 585 | (4) | |
| National team | |||
| 1982–1984 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Hamish Robert McAlpine (born 21 January 1948) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Dundee United for twenty years, between 1966 and 1986. Whilst with the club he won the Scottish Football League title once and the Scottish League Cup twice. He ended his playing career with spells at Raith Rovers and Arbroath. McAlpine represented Scotland at under-21 international level and was named SFWA Footballer of the Year in 1985.
McAlpine was born in the village of Kilspindie, Perthshire. His father, Ian McAlpine, was a promising footballer whose career was disrupted by the Second World War, although he did sign for Dundee in 1946 and played for their reserves. Although his father had been a centre forward, the young McAlpine always played as a goalkeeper from primary school onwards.
McAlpine played junior football for Dundee North End prior to signing provisionally for Dundee United in June 1966. He combined part-time football with a job at United chairman George Fox's accountancy firm until signing a professional contract in the close season of 1967. Initially third choice goalkeeper behind Donald Mackay and Sandy Davie, McAlpine spent most of the 1967-68 season on loan to Montrose, and came close to signing for them permanently. Returning to United, he made his debut appearance for the first team in a pre-season friendly against Hartlepool in August 1968.
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