A former Raith Rovers player turned police officer could be dismissed after testing positive for cocaine while on duty.

Constable Julian Broddle, who played for several clubs in Scotland and England, joined the service after 16 years as a professional footballer.

The 52-year-old, who works for South Yorkshire Police, provided a urine sample as part of a random drug test after attending its professional standards department on March 19.

He tested positive for the Class A drug cocaine and will face a misconduct hearing next week, according to the force.

Mr Broddle started his football career in England with Sheffield United in 1981-82 and went on to make 73 appearances for Raith Rovers from 1993 to 1996.

He was part of the side who beat Celtic in the 1994 Scottish League Cup final.

The former left back also featured for St Mirren, Partick Thistle, East Fife and Ross County before retiring from the game in 1997.

The South Yorkshire Police website states: "The sample was sent for analysis and Alere Toxicology have informed South Yorkshire Police that PC Broddle tested positively for a Class A drug, namely cocaine."

The officer is due to attend a special case misconduct hearing where he will answer claims his conduct was "unprofessional and inappropriate and breached the standards of professional behaviour, in particular those paragraphs relating to discreditable conduct".

The case is due to take place next Thursday in a special hearing, with the circumstances of the misconduct have already been considered by the force's deputy chief constable.

Mr Broddle previously served for Greater Manchester Police and received awards for bravery.