Career
Signed by Dunfermline manager Pat Stanton in August 1981 from Cowdenbeath, McCathie went on to play a club record of 576 games between 1981 and 1996. By 1984, McCathie had become a regular in the Dunfermline team and helped the club to successive promotions to the First Division in season 1985-1986 and to the Scottish Premier Division in season 1986-1987. McCathie sustained a career-threatening injury in 1989 and went on loan to Ayr United during his rehabilitation.
He returned in January and scored in his return match against Airdrieonians.
He went on to play in every match for Dunfermline in the next two seasons and helped the club reach the League Cup final in season 1991-1992. Final appearance
McCathie"s final appearance on the field was a 2–1 defeat against Street.Mirren at Street.Mirren Park on 6 January 1996.
That season Dunfermline went on to gain promotion to the Scottish Premier Division. McCathie died on 8 January 1996 from carbon monoxide poisoning, aged 34, at his home in Fife.
His 26-year-old girlfriend Amanda Burns also died in the tragedy.
He also had two older children Alison and paul. Following McCathie"s untimely death, his shirt number 4 was retired for the remainder of the 1995-1996 season. In December 1998, a stand at the club"s East End Park stadium was named after him.
