Scottish Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is a former footballer who retired from the sport in 2009 at the age of 27. Having become a firefigh

Is a former footballer who retired from the sport in 2009 at the age of 27. Having become a firefighter after dropping out of full time football, Tiernan found it difficult to accommodate his football and work commitments. Tiernan was previously a first team player at Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen, and also had spells at Ross County and Dumbarton before his initial decision to retire in January 2009.

Known as Barry McGuigan and nicknamed The Clones Cyclone, is a former Irish professional boxer who b

Known as Barry McGuigan and nicknamed The Clones Cyclone, is a former Irish professional boxer who became a world featherweight champion. He represented Northern Ireland in the Commonwealth Games at Edmonton 1978 and represented Ireland at the 1980 Summer

Was a professional footballer who played for clubs including Maryhill, Sheffield Wednesday and Totte

Was a professional footballer who played for clubs including Maryhill, Sheffield Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur.Weir joined Tottenham from Sheffield Wednesday in 1912 where he featured in 71 matches and scoring one goal. The determined wing half played a total of 101 matches and scored on two occasions in all competitions for the White Hart Lane club between 1912–1915.

He was versatile forward, at home mostly on the left side however.Speedie began his career with his

He was versatile forward, at home mostly on the left side however.Speedie began his career with his local club Dumbarton but joined Rangers in 1900. Playing under William Wilton he won two League championships, a Scottish Cup, two Glasgow Cups, a Charity Cup and the 1901 Glasgow Exhibition Cup.He left Rangers in 1906 and joined Newcastle United where he won the English First Division in 1906–07 in his first season. He stayed on Tyneside for another season before joining Oldham for a season and then moved to Bradford Park Avenue for a few months before evntually re-joining old club Dumbarton. He spent five years at Boghead before retiring in 1914. He won the old Second Division title in 1911.

Is a former Scottish skier. He was educated at Stewart's Melville College in his younger years. Mick

Is a former Scottish skier. He was educated at Stewart's Melville College in his younger years. Mickel first appeared in the World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada in November 2000. His best result in the World Cup was 10th in the Wengen downhill event in Switz

Also known as Fee or Weefee, is a Scottish cricketer who has represented her country in several inte

Also known as Fee or Weefee, is a Scottish cricketer who has represented her country in several international matches. Fiona is a leg spin bowler who bats low down the order and has been known to keep wicket on occasion. She made her official one day inte

A Scottish curler and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal at the the 2002 Winter Olympics in

A Scottish curler and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal at the the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[1]

Was a Professional football player , playing primarily in defence, but also spending some time in th

Was a Professional football player , playing primarily in defence, but also spending some time in the midfield. He started his career playing for junior side Musselburgh Athletic, and joined the professional ranks at Falkirk where he played from 1990 to 1996.

He is currently the lead singer and main songwriter of the Scottish band Travis, having written near

He is currently the lead singer and main songwriter of the Scottish band Travis, having written nearly all of the songs on their six studio albums.Regarded as one of Britain's best present day songwriters and melodists, HealyÆs songwriting has been publicly praised by numerous artists, including Paul McCartney, Elton John and Noel Gallagher (from British band Oasis). In 2005, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin called himself "a poor manÆs Fran Healy". In interviews, Healy has talked of being influenced by songwriters such as Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney and Graham Nash (of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young fame)

A former Scottish football striker. He grew up in Milton and attended St Augustine's Secondary. McAv

A former Scottish football striker. He grew up in Milton and attended St Augustine's Secondary. McAvennie started his playing career in Scottish Junior League football. His first senior football club was St Mirren.Good form saw him sign for West Ham United in 1985 and he formed a formidable partnership with young English striker Tony Cottee and help West Ham reach their highest ever position in English football when they came third in the 85/86 season. He scored 26 goals, one fewer than Gary Lineker, in the English Football League. That West Ham team became known as The Boys of 86.

A Scottish former footballer.In October 1964, he was signed by Arsenal and went straight into the fi

A Scottish former footballer.In October 1964, he was signed by Arsenal and went straight into the first team. McLintock spent the next nine seasons with the Gunners, moving from midfield to centre half. He was a first-choice player throughout, and became the club's captain in 1967, and would go on to skipper the club during their period of success under Bertie Mee. Firstly, he reached another two League Cup finals (losing both, in 1968 and 1969)

Was a former professional footballer who played as a striker who played for Cumnock Juniors, Hudders

Was a former professional footballer who played as a striker who played for Cumnock Juniors, Huddersfield Town, Stockport County and Mossley.

Was a Scottish footballer. He was described as 'the best centre-forward that ever left Scotland'. Mc

Was a Scottish footballer. He was described as 'the best centre-forward that ever left Scotland'. McGinnis joined Burslem Port Vale in April 1889 and made his debut against old club Halliwell on 15 April 1889, a friendly which Vale lost 2-1 at home. He was the club's top scorer in all of his three seasons at the club, with two in cup games during the 1889–90 season and 19 in both of the 1890–91 and 1891–92 seasons when the club joined the Midland Football League.

Is an Irish professional boxer, who represented Ireland at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Geor

Is an Irish professional boxer, who represented Ireland at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Barrett turned professional in August 2000 and now fights at light welterweight, out of Wembley, London. Barrett has won the British Southern Area Tit

A Scottish former footballer.Burns was a talented left-back and captained Scotland Schoolboys and wo

A Scottish former footballer.Burns was a talented left-back and captained Scotland Schoolboys and won Scottish Youth international honours. He joined Manchester United in 1965 and made his first team debut in September 1967. There, he made 121 league appearances, scoring 6 goals and won one Scotland cap on 5 November 1969, against Austria. He played in six of the matches in Manchester United's run to the 1968 European Cup final, although he lost his place in the final to Shay Brennan. During his time at Old Trafford he underwent three cartilage operations.

Was a football goalkeeper for Glasgow's Celtic F.C. and for the Scottish national team.Haffey, remem

Was a football goalkeeper for Glasgow's Celtic F.C. and for the Scottish national team.Haffey, remembered as one of Celtic's great and more eccentric keepers, played more than two hundred matches for his club.Haffey is most often associated with Scotland's 9-3 loss to England at Wembley in 1961 - giving birth to the gag: 'What's the time? Nearly ten past Haffey'. It would be Haffey's final match for Scotland.

Was a Scottish professional association football player. He played for Birmingham City and Gillingha

Was a Scottish professional association football player. He played for Birmingham City and Gillingham between 1948 and 1955. His grandson Jaimes McKee is also a footballer, playing for Hong Kong club Kitchee.

Is a Scottish comedian and newspaper columnist, who has appeared on the TV shows Mock the Week, Have

Is a Scottish comedian and newspaper columnist, who has appeared on the TV shows Mock the Week, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Would I Lie To You?, as well as writing for Jimmy Carr's show Distraction.

Was a Scottish botanist and gardener, and Kew Gardens’ first plant hunter.In the 1760s he went to

Was a Scottish botanist and gardener, and Kew Gardens’ first plant hunter.In the 1760s he went to work at Kew Gardens as an under-gardener. Masson was the first plant collector to be sent from Kew by the newly-appointed director Sir Joseph Banks. He sailed with James Cook on HMS Resolution to South Africa, landing in October 1772. He stayed until 1775 and sent back to England over 500 plant species. In 1776 he went to Madeira, Canary Islands, the Azores and the Antilles. In 1783 he collected plants in Portugal and in January 1786 returned to South Africa, remaining until March 1795.

A Scottish former footballer, mostly known for his time with Wolverhampton Wanderers.Surprisingly, M

A Scottish former footballer, mostly known for his time with Wolverhampton Wanderers.Surprisingly, Munro actually began as a centre-forward with Chelsea at junior and amateur level in 1961–62, after leaving school, but he left without signing professional forms.Following this, he returned home to his native Scotland and signed as a professional for Dundee United. He broke into the first team in 1964 and won four youth caps for his country during his time at Tannadice.

Was a Scotland international footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Clyde and mad

Was a Scotland international footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Clyde and made 22 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Bristol City. He played as an outside right. He began his football career with junior club Blantyre Celtic before joining Clyde of the Scottish Football League First Division in 1931.

Was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He was born in Dundee.Barrett played for Dundee Harp before join

Was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He was born in Dundee.Barrett played for Dundee Harp before joining Dundee upon their foundation in 1893.[1] While with the Dark Blues he won two caps for Scotland in 1894 and 1895. In September 1896, he signed for Manchester United, which was then called Newton Heath. He made 132 appearances in his career at Newton Heath, scoring no goals. In May 1900, he left Newton Heath for New Brighton Tower. In 1901 he briefly returned to Manchester, making eight appearances for Manchester City. In 1903, he became one of the founding players of Aberdeen. He died in 1907 aged 35.

Was a Scottish association football player and manager. He spent his entire senior playing career wi

Was a Scottish association football player and manager. He spent his entire senior playing career with Kilmarnock, making 422 league appearances between 1954 and 1972.He was captain of Kilmarnock when they won the Scottish League Championship in 1965. After retiring as a player, Beattie managed Albion Rovers and Stirling Albion.

Brennan was a tough centre half who moved to Newcastle United from Airdrieonians for £7,500 in 1946

Brennan was a tough centre half who moved to Newcastle United from Airdrieonians for £7,500 in 1946.[1] He made his debut for the club against Millwall in August 1946 and appeared on 349 occasions for the Magpies between 1946 and 1956.Brennan moved into management after his playing retirement, initially with North Shields between 1956 and 1962, then in Singapore and Trinidad.[1] He returned to North Shields in 1967 and helped them to victory in the 1969 FA Amateur Cup. He was appointed manager of Darlington in August 1971 but stayed in the post for only three months before joining South Shields in a coaching role in 1972.[1]

Is a Scottish former professional association football player. During his career he made over 200 ap

Is a Scottish former professional association football player. During his career he made over 200 appearances for Ipswich Town.