Scottish Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool in the late 19th century.Broxburn S

Was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool in the late 19th century.Broxburn Shamrock and Leith Athletic before being signed by Liverpool manager John McKenna and W. E. Barclay in September 1895. The 20 year old Allan made quite an impact for Liverpool after making his debut in a Football League Second Division match a 5-1 home thumping of Newcastle on 14 September 1895, he scored his first goal for the club 7 days later on the 21 September against Loughborough Town at the Athletic Ground. This sparked an impressive goals per game run for the rest of the 1985/96 promotion season,

Was a Scottish professional footballer. He played as a defender.

Was a Scottish professional footballer. He played as a defender.

Was a Scottish footballer who played at wing-half either side of the First World War.

Was a Scottish footballer who played at wing-half either side of the First World War.

Was a Scottish professional footballer and football club manager.Aitken started his career with Edin

Was a Scottish professional footballer and football club manager.Aitken started his career with Edinburgh Thistle, essentially a junior side for Hibernian, but in June 1946 was signed by David Jack for Middlesbrough.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Rangers and in

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Rangers and in the Football League in England for Bradford City, Preston North End, Oldham Athletic, Birmingham and New Brighton. He began his football career in junior football before joining Rangers in 1909.

Was a Scottish professional association football player. He played for Crystal Palace and Gillingham

Was a Scottish professional association football player. He played for Crystal Palace and Gillingham between 1929 and 1937.

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward, most notably for Manchester United and Wolverhamp

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward, most notably for Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Aberdeen. He playe

Was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Aberdeen. He played for Aberdeen, Bury, and Manchester United. He is the brother of Martin Buchan.

Was a Scottish antiquarian and political writer.His father, James Chalmers, was a grandson of George

Was a Scottish antiquarian and political writer.His father, James Chalmers, was a grandson of George Chalmers of Pittensear, a small estate in the parish of Lhanbryde, now St Andrews-Lhanbryde, in Moray, owned by the family since the beginning of the 17th

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers and the Scotland national team at left half. He was

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers and the Scotland national team at left half. He was born in Glasgow.Brown joined Rangers in September 1929 from Glasgow Ashfield and made his debut against Ayr United in November of that year. He remained at Rangers for the remainder of his career, retiring in 1942.

A Scottish former footballer, most famously with Celtic.Connelly was a technically accomplished foot

A Scottish former footballer, most famously with Celtic.Connelly was a technically accomplished footballer, who could play with distinction anywhere in the outfield, although his most common positions were left half and inside forward.[1] He signed for Celtic from Tulliallan Juniors in March 1966 and as a teenager was noted for his fine ball control. This was first publicly displayed when he was sent out to entertain the crowd at Parkhead before a European tie later that year. He was considered by many to have the potential to be a world class player - as influential in British football as Beckenbauer was in the German game.[2] That he did not live up to his potential, depriving Celtic, and football in general in the process, is still cause for regret amongst his many admirers.

Known as the 'Granite-Hard Full-Back', was a Scottish footballer of the 1930s and 1940s.He gained a

Known as the 'Granite-Hard Full-Back', was a Scottish footballer of the 1930s and 1940s.He gained a Second Division championship medal in 1938 and a League War Cup tankard in 1944. He was Villa's skipper from 1945 to 1949. He was popular with supporters due to his never-say-die spirit and no-nonsense defending. He played 237 times for Villa between 1935 and his retirement in 1949.

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City, Chester City, New Brighton, Pre

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City, Chester City, New Brighton, Preston North End and Stoke City.

Was a Scottish football centre forward who played professionally in Scotland and briefly in the Unit

Was a Scottish football centre forward who played professionally in Scotland and briefly in the United States, England and Wales. He saw his greatest success with Rangers in the 1920s but was never capped at international level despite an excellent club scoring record.

Was a Scottish professional association football player who played as a defender. He played a total

Was a Scottish professional association football player who played as a defender. He played a total of well over 300 matches in the Football League for three different clubs, but scored just one senior goal, whilst playing for Burnley.

(born on 16 September 1883) was a Scottish professional golfer.

(born on 16 September 1883) was a Scottish professional golfer.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a wing half. Sievwright began his career in the mid 19

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a wing half. Sievwright began his career in the mid 1930s with Dundee United in 1946, where he featured in 29 league games. After leaving Tannadice, Sievwright joined Oldham Athletic in a £500 deal.

A Scottish football manager and former player. On 24 January 2008 he was appointed manager of the Sc

A Scottish football manager and former player. On 24 January 2008 he was appointed manager of the Scotland national team. His nephew, Craig, is also a former footballer.Burley started his playing career as an apprentice at Ipswich Town, and after 13 years and exactly 500 appearances for the Suffolk club he moved to Sunderland. He subsequently played for Gillingham and Motherwell, before becoming player-manager of Ayr United. In 1993 he moved to Falkirk as a player, before returning to Motherwell.

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Luton Town and Stoke. He made

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Luton Town and Stoke. He made three appearances for Stoke.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played in midfield.Fleming spent around half his career with Dun

Is a Scottish former footballer who played in midfield.Fleming spent around half his career with Dundee United and won a League Cup winners' medal during his time there. He subsequently managed Arbroath in the mid-1980s. Prior to joining United, Fleming made over 100 league appearances for Hearts, with a player/coach role at St Johnstone in the final years of his career.

A forward, Forrest played for the famed Bethlehem Steel F.C. soccer club in 1918 when the team enter

A forward, Forrest played for the famed Bethlehem Steel F.C. soccer club in 1918 when the team entered the National Association Football League. At some point, he left the team and returned in 1924 for three seasons.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full back. Forrester began his career in the early 1

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full back. Forrester began his career in the early 1950s with Sunderland, spending two years with the English side but failing to make a first-team appearance. He returned to Scotland in 1954 with Raith Rovers, who he had been with as a youngster, but again failed to appear for the first team, moving on in 1957 to Brechin City.

Is a Scottish politician, author and talkshow host noted for his left-wing views, confrontational st

Is a Scottish politician, author and talkshow host noted for his left-wing views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1987 and currently represents Respect for the Bethnal Green and Bow constituency. He was previously a Labour Party MP for Glasgow Hillhead and for Glasgow Kelvin.

Was a famous Irish-born American boxer who was the first undisputed Light - Heavyweight Champion of

Was a famous Irish-born American boxer who was the first undisputed Light - Heavyweight Champion of the World. He held claims to both the World Middleweight Title as well as the World Heavyweight Title. Gardner is one of the biggest names in boxing histor

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half-back for various clubs in the 1920s.Getg

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half-back for various clubs in the 1920s.Getgood was born in Coylton, Ayrshire and joined local side Ayr United in 1912 before moving to England to join Reading in the Southern League in July 1914.