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.