Scottish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a out

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a outside left.He made his debut for Sunderland against Manchester City on 30 August 1930 in a 3–3 draw at Roker Park.[1] His Sunderland career lasted from 1930 to 1939, although the later years were halted due to a severe injury in 1937, and he never fully recovered.[2] The injury also caused him to miss the 1937 FA Cup Final and he retired in 1939.[2] In total, he had made 254 league appearances for Sunderland, scoring 49 goals.[3]

Was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Dundee. He played

Was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Dundee. He played for Dundee Our Boys, St. Johnstone, Rotherham Town, Luton Town, Swindon Town, Linfield, and Manchester United.

Was a Scottish football player who enjoyed a 24-year playing career.In 1946 Delaney signed for Matt

Was a Scottish football player who enjoyed a 24-year playing career.In 1946 Delaney signed for Matt Busby's Manchester United in a £4,000 deal. He would help United win the 1948 FA Cup and finish his United career with 28 goals. He moved back to Scotland at the age of 36, joining Aberdeen in November 1950 and making his Dons debut in a 5-1 defeat of Falkirk. A year later he joined the Bairns, where he spent three seasons. In January 1954, Derry City paid £1,500 to sign him, a record fee for the Irish Football League

Was an Irish-American boxer who was Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1865 to 1868. On December

Was an Irish-American boxer who was Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1865 to 1868. On December 12, 1870 Elliott was arrested and convicted of highway robbery and assault with intent to kill. He was sentenced to sixteen years and ten months at the Ea

Was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke, Sunderland and Leeds City as

Was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke, Sunderland and Leeds City as an Inside forward.He made his debut for Sunderland on 8 December 1900 against Sheffield Wednesday in a 1–0 win at Roker Park.

Is a retired Scottish footballer who played for Queen's Park, Partick Thistle, Falkirk, Kilmarnock,

Is a retired Scottish footballer who played for Queen's Park, Partick Thistle, Falkirk, Kilmarnock, Stirling Albion and Clyde.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scottish national football team as a win

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scottish national football team as a winger.He signed for Sunderland from Third Lanark and made his debut for the Wearside club on 3 October 1891 against Everton in a 2–1 win at Newcastle Road.[1] He played for Sunderland during 1891–1897 and won English League Championship Medals in 1893 and 1895. His goalscoring record in the FA Cup was to note, as he scored 10 times in 16 games in the competition,[2] including a hat trick in Sunderland's record 11–1 win over Fairfield F.C. on 2 February 1895 in the first round.[3] Overall, at his time at Sunderland, he played in 152 league games and scored 69 goals.[4]

Was an entertainer, theatre owner, producer, director, and actor.Logan was part of a family of enter

Was an entertainer, theatre owner, producer, director, and actor.Logan was part of a family of entertainers beginning with his parents who were the music hall act Short and Dalziel. His aunt, from whom he took his stage surname, was Broadway star Ella Log

Was an itinerant worker and singer of Bothy Ballads.Jimmy MacBeath (pronounced the same as Macbeth)

Was an itinerant worker and singer of Bothy Ballads.Jimmy MacBeath (pronounced the same as Macbeth) was born in the fishing village of Portsoy, Banffshire in Scotland. He learned songs such as "Lord Randall" (Child Ballad 12) from his mother. At the age o

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made twenty seven appearances for S

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made twenty seven appearances for Stoke. McColl scored over 250 goals in the Scottish Football League, and was top scorer in the 1915-16 season with Celtic.

Was a Scottish professional footballer. During his career he made over 100 appearances for Ipswich T

Was a Scottish professional footballer. During his career he made over 100 appearances for Ipswich Town.

Was a Scottish football player and manager. McMullan won 16 Scotland caps as a player at half-back a

Was a Scottish football player and manager. McMullan won 16 Scotland caps as a player at half-back and was part of the famous "Wembley Wizards" side of 1928.McMullan began his career with junior side Denny Hibernian in 1911 before graduating to the Scottish League with Third Lanark the next year. Initially considered an inside left,[1] by the time he joined Thirds Glasgow rivals Partick Thistle in 1913 he played predominantly as a left half. He stayed eight seasons with Thistle but missed out on participating in their Scottish Cup winning side of 1921 through injury.[1]

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a For

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a Forward. He made his debut for Sunderland on 13 September 1890 against Burnley, Sunderland lost the game 3–2.[1] Millar played for Sunderland under two different spells; in 1890–96 and 1900–04 respectively, separated with a stay at Rangers.[2] Overall, at his time at Sunderland, he made 260 appearances, scoring 122 goals.

Was a Scottish-American soccer wing half and coach. He gained his greatest fame as a coach, taking h

Was a Scottish-American soccer wing half and coach. He gained his greatest fame as a coach, taking his teams to five league, three league cup titles and two McGuire Cup titles In 1956, he coached the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Mills joined Fairhill F.C. in 1925, he became the team’s coach as well as a player. Over the next sixty years, Mills forged a legendary coaching reputation as he led multiple teams at the collegiate, amateur, professional and national levels.

Is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a striker for Hibernian, St. Johnsto

Is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a striker for Hibernian, St. Johnstone and Motherwell.O'Rourke signed for Hibs straight from schools football in 1962. He made his first team debut as a 16 year old later that year in a Inter-Cities Fairs Cup match against Utrecht.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic F.C.Signed for Celtic by Willie Maley from junior cl

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic F.C.Signed for Celtic by Willie Maley from junior club Smithston Albion in 1900, he took several seasons to make his mark, playing at outside- then inside-left before being moved to centre. Like so many players of the time and since, he was a coal miner.He scored 216 competitive goals in 331 appearances – 187 in the league (273 appearances) and 29 cup goals in 58 appearances, 7 or 8 of those goals in finals (1904, 08, 09, & 1911). He won six successive championship and five Scottish Cup medals with Celtic and was capped eleven times for Scotland, scoring seven times, including four out of five goals v Ireland in 1908. His strike rate of 0.65 – almost two goals every three games – is surpassed among Celtic goalscorers only by Jimmy McGrory, Henrik Larsson and Sandy McMahon. As a scorer of league goals, his total of 187 is surpassed only by McGrory's.

A Scottish former footballer.[1]Robertson started his career at St. Mirren and was bought by Tottenh

A Scottish former footballer.[1]Robertson started his career at St. Mirren and was bought by Tottenham Hotspur in 1964 for £25,000. A right winger, he made 177 appearances for the club and scored 31 goals, including the first goal in the 1967 FA Cup Final against Chelsea. There he also won his one and only cap for Scotland against Wales in October 1964.

Is a former Scottish footballer best known for his time spent at Heart of Midlothian and Airdrieonia

Is a former Scottish footballer best known for his time spent at Heart of Midlothian and Airdrieonians. He captained the latter club and featured in the 1995 Scottish Cup Final. He was also a member of the squad during the club's only appearance in European competition as the Diamonds took part in the 1992-93 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Now he is captain of the hearts legends team wich includes players such as Gary Mackay , John Robertson , Gary Locke and Henry Smith.

Scoular signed for Portsmouth in 1945 from Gosport Borough. Here he impressed many with his tireless

Scoular signed for Portsmouth in 1945 from Gosport Borough. Here he impressed many with his tireless stamina and tough tackling. Duncan Edwards once stated that Scoular was 'the finest tackler of the ball I ever saw' [1]. He gained 9 caps for Scotland whilst at Portsmouth. His performances attracted Newcastle United into signing him for a fee of £26,000 in 1953. His debut for Newcastle came against arch-rivals Sunderland on August 22, 1953.

Is a Scottish former football player.During his career he played for Aberdeen where he was popularl

Is a Scottish former football player.During his career he played for Aberdeen where he was popularly known as "Jinky". He won a Scottish Cup runners up medal in the Scottish Cup final against Celtic in 1967 and played in the United Soccer Association's inaugural season for the Washington Whips in Summer 1967. In the final which Washington lost 6-5 to Los Angeles Wolves, Smith was sent off after 30 minutes. He went on to play for Newcastle United and Celtic.

Is a Scottish pop singer, born and raised in Glasgow. He had considerable success in the 1980s with

Is a Scottish pop singer, born and raised in Glasgow. He had considerable success in the 1980s with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, and has also had a successful solo career.

Was a Scottish football player. Jimmy started his career with Dundee F.C., Falkirk F.C., Rangers, Pr

Was a Scottish football player. Jimmy started his career with Dundee F.C., Falkirk F.C., Rangers, Preston North End, before coming to Manchester United in 1907.

Was a Scottish professional footballer, most fondly remembered as part of the Terrible Trio Heart of

Was a Scottish professional footballer, most fondly remembered as part of the Terrible Trio Heart of Midlothian forward line of the 1950s, alongside Willie Bauld and Alfie Conn. He was also the club's record League goal-scorer for almost 40 years, until his tally of 206 was surpassed by John Robertson in 1997.[1]

Was a professional footballer who played as a striker for Armadale Thistle, Motherwell, Huddersfield

Was a professional footballer who played as a striker for Armadale Thistle, Motherwell, Huddersfield Town and Dunfermline Athletic.hile he was at Motherwell, he gained 2 caps for Scotland.

Was a Scottish poet and dramatist. Baillie was very well-known during her lifetime and, though a wom

Was a Scottish poet and dramatist. Baillie was very well-known during her lifetime and, though a woman, intended her plays not for the closet but for the stage. Admired both for her literary powers and her sweetness of disposition, her cottage at Hampstea