Scottish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Scottish former professional football player who played as a midfielder. Dobbin started his car

Is a Scottish former professional football player who played as a midfielder. Dobbin started his career at Celtic. In 1982, he was part of the Scotland under-18 squad which won the European Under-19 Championship, although he missed out due to injury. In March 1984, Dobbin left Scotland and moved to Doncaster Rovers, signing alongside Scotland under-18 colleague John Philliben.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward. Irvine was raised in West Lothian, where he

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward. Irvine was raised in West Lothian, where he attended St Mary's School in Bathgate. He started his senior football career with Dundee United, then in the Second Division, initially on a part-time basis as he completed a motor mechanic apprenticeship.

Was an Scottish footballer. Kelso played for Helensburgh, Dumbarton and Bradford Park Avenue before

Was an Scottish footballer. Kelso played for Helensburgh, Dumbarton and Bradford Park Avenue before joining Port Vale in June 1934. He was given a free transfer in May 1935 and moved on to Welsh sides Newport County and Cardiff City. During the war he guested for Bristol City, Bath City, Liverpool and Swansea Town. He later played for Swindon Town and Ebbw Vale, before becoming a scout at Blackpool.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder. Kerr began his professional career with

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder. Kerr began his professional career with Dundee United but made just two senior appearances before moving on to Airdrieonians in 1981.

Was a former professional footballer, who played in the Football League for Leeds United and Watford

Was a former professional footballer, who played in the Football League for Leeds United and Watford.

Is a Scottish former football player and manager. He is best known for his 22-year spell as manager

Is a Scottish former football player and manager. He is best known for his 22-year spell as manager of Dundee United; the longest-serving and most successful manager in the club's history, he led them to three major honours and established them as a force in European competitions.

Was a professional football striker who played for Rangers, St. Mirren and Stranraer. His Rangers ca

Was a professional football striker who played for Rangers, St. Mirren and Stranraer. His Rangers career started during World War II, and lasted until 1950, winning a total of 23 medals with the club.Duncanson achieved a number of records for Rangers: he is the clubs' third-top all time scorer (with 22 goals) against rivals Celtic, behind R.C. Hamilton and Ally McCoist, he scored Rangers' 4000th league goal as part of a hat-trick in a match against Dundee at Dens Park on Christmas Day 1947, and he scored the first hat-trick in an Old Firm match for Rangers in the 20th century.

A Scottish former football midfielder who earned two caps with the Scotland national football team.

A Scottish former football midfielder who earned two caps with the Scotland national football team. Chiefly associated with English club Everton, Gabriel played extensively in Scotland and England before ending his career with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League. He then became a coach in both England and the USA, where he lives today.

Was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made 75 appearances[1]

Was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where He made 75 appearances[1]. Grewer also played for Middlesbrough Ironopolis.

Was a Scottish footballer.Mclean played for Alva Rangers before joining Port Vale in March 1958. He

Was a Scottish footballer.Mclean played for Alva Rangers before joining Port Vale in March 1958. He only played three games during his two seasons with the club, a two month loan spell with Southport in January 1960 could not revitalize his career. After being released at the end of the 1959-60 season, he moved on to Wellington Town and then Witton Albion.

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. Nicholl played in England for his entire professi

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. Nicholl played in England for his entire professional career, beginning with Middlesbrough, where he made 56 appearances, scoring 13 goals, before joining Liverpool in January 1914. He played at Anfield for eighteen months, and featured in the 1914 FA Cup final, but his career was ended early by the outbreak of World War I.

Was a Scottish professional golfer who achieved considerable success before and after World War II,

Was a Scottish professional golfer who achieved considerable success before and after World War II, being chosen for five Ryder Cup sides and achieving high finishes in The Open Championship on several occasions.

Was a Scottish first class cricketer. Only two other players have appeared more times in first class

Was a Scottish first class cricketer. Only two other players have appeared more times in first class cricket for Scotland and he holds the team's record for most career runs and highest individual score. He played club cricket for Kilmarnock and made 18,3

Was a Scottish football player. Holton began his playing career with West Bromwich Albion in 1968, b

Was a Scottish football player. Holton began his playing career with West Bromwich Albion in 1968, but left three years later without having played a first-team game. He spent a season at Shrewsbury Town F.C.Shrewsbury Town before making the big move to Manchester United. He played in their Second Division championship winning side in 1975 but was sold to Sunderland a year later. In 1976, he played for the Miami Toros of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He returned to the NASL with the Detroit Express in 1980. Played in all three initial group games for Scotland in the 1974 World Cup competition.

Was a Scottish football player.He began his playing career with West Bromwich Albion in 1968, but le

Was a Scottish football player.He began his playing career with West Bromwich Albion in 1968, but left three years later without having played a first-team game. He spent a season at Shrewsbury Town before making the big move to Manchester United. He played in their Second Division championship winning side in 1975 but was sold to Sunderland a year later. In 1976, he played for the Miami Toros of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He returned to the NASL with the Detroit Express in 1980.

More commonly known as Alan Irvine, is a Scottish former footballer who is the manager of Sheffield

More commonly known as Alan Irvine, is a Scottish former footballer who is the manager of Sheffield Wednesday. Irvine returned to Goodison Park 18 years after leaving as a player to join the coaching staff. He was also formerly academy director at Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United, where he was credited with bringing through players such as Steven Taylor and Peter Ramage.

Is a Scottish Canadian oil industry scientist and executive, golfer, and golf historian.He began gol

Is a Scottish Canadian oil industry scientist and executive, golfer, and golf historian.He began golf as a youth, with cut-down hickory-shafted clubs. He graduated from Glasgow University in Applied Chemistry, and spent his career working in the oil indus

Was a Canadian-born rugby player who represented Scotland at international level. He was capped for

Was a Canadian-born rugby player who represented Scotland at international level. He was capped for Scotland between 1878-81, and he was amongst the youngest player ever to be capped for Scotland - he was around twenty years old when he was capped against

Is the lead singer and guitarist of the Scottish rock band Glasvegas. He attended the city's St Mung

Is the lead singer and guitarist of the Scottish rock band Glasvegas. He attended the city's St Mungo's Academy. He played professional football for various clubs including Falkirk, Stirling Albion, East Fife, and Dumbarton (he enjoyed his best times as a footballer at Queen's Park, where he was nominated for Third Division player of the season) before he decided to write songs and form a band.

Was a famous Scottish pioneer aviator who set many records during the rapid development of aviation

Was a famous Scottish pioneer aviator who set many records during the rapid development of aviation in the 1930s.Gaining an unenviable reputation as a playboy and dilettante, Mollison was a skilled pilot who took to record breaking as a means of "making h

Is a United Kingdom (Scottish) swimmer. He was born in St Andrews, Fife and now resides in Broxburn.

Is a United Kingdom (Scottish) swimmer. He was born in St Andrews, Fife and now resides in Broxburn. He has represented Great Britain at the Paralympic Games on five occasions, in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He has won six Para

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside-right. He moved from Airdrieonians t

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside-right. He moved from Airdrieonians to Small Heath for a fee of £40, and in his first season, 1896–97, scored 16 League goals which made him the club's leading scorer. After another two seasons disrupted by injury and loss of form he moved to Luton Town.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played 285 games in all competi

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played 285 games in all competitions for Birmingham, including 261 top flight League games and an appearance at Wembley in the 1931 FA Cup Final, before trying his hand at management. He was the younger brother of Willie Cringan, captain of Celtic and Scotland.

Is a Scottish stage and screen actor known for his roles in Atonement, The Last King of Scotland, an

Is a Scottish stage and screen actor known for his roles in Atonement, The Last King of Scotland, and the British TV series Shameless. McAvoy has won the BAFTA Rising Star Award and a BAFTA Scotland award. He has also been nominated for an ALFS Award, two BAFTA Awards, a European Film Award, and a Golden Globe award.McAvoy was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Elizabeth (nTe Johnstone), a psychiatric nurse, and James McAvoy, a builder.[2][3] McAvoy's parents divorced when he was seven, and he subsequently lived with his maternal grandparents, Mary and James Johnstone, in the Drumchapel area of Glasgow.[3] His mother lived with them intermittently but McAvoy has not been in contact with his father since childhood.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Small H

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Small Heath. He played as a right-sided forward.In March 1901 he moved to England and signed for the Football League champions Aston Villa; he played once in the 1900–01 season and once the following season before joining local rivals Small Heath in November 1901.