Scottish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

S a Scottish tennis player with a career-high singles ranking of 450 and a doubles high of world 209

S a Scottish tennis player with a career-high singles ranking of 450 and a doubles high of world 209. Thus far in her career she has won one International Tennis Federation (ITF) title in singles and six in doubles. Together with Colin Fleming, she won th

Was a Scottish professional footballer most famous for his time at Scottish club Rangers, whom he ca

Was a Scottish professional footballer most famous for his time at Scottish club Rangers, whom he captained between 1946 and 1950.Rangers signed Shaw from Airdrieonians for £2,000 in July 1938 and he went on make 287 appearances for Rangers, winning four League Championships, three Scottish Cups and two League Cups. After retirement in 1953 he remained associated with the club as third-team trainer and later groundsman.

Was a Scottish association football player, who played for Hibernian, Raith Rovers and Newport Count

Was a Scottish association football player, who played for Hibernian, Raith Rovers and Newport County in the 1950s and 1960s. He signed for Hibs in 1954, and made his first team debut the same year, having been converted to the centre forward position.

Was a Scottish association football player, who played for Hibernian and Ayr United. Govan, who was

Was a Scottish association football player, who played for Hibernian and Ayr United. Govan, who was a key part of the successful post-war Hibs side, was capped six times by the Scotland national football team.

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

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a central defender.McDougall started his proffesional footballing career with Airdrieonians in 1921 until he was sold to Sunderland in 1929 for £4,500.[1] He made his debut for Sunderland on 7 September 1929 against Manchester City in a 5–2 win at Roker Park.[2] Overall, he made 167 league appearances scoring 4 goals from 1929 to 1934 whilst at Sunderland.[3] He then moved to Leeds United and played 52 league appearances, and scored no goals. He then retired from playing in 1937.[1]

Was a Scottish professional association football player, most notable for scoring a hat-trick for Ce

Was a Scottish professional association football player, most notable for scoring a hat-trick for Celtic on the final day of the 1947–48 season that prevented the Glasgow club from being relegated.Weir signed for Hibernian in 1942, but did not play league football until the 1946–47 season due to the Second World War. During the war, Weir made guest appearances for Cardiff City and Brighton.

(June 6, 1884 – September 27, 1977) was a professional golfer

(June 6, 1884 – September 27, 1977) was a professional golfer

From Dumfries was a much travelled Scottish footballer who played as a defender.Baillie played the m

From Dumfries was a much travelled Scottish footballer who played as a defender.Baillie played the majority of his games for Celtic, where he was most famous for his partnership at left-half with Celtic legend Bobby Evans which helped the team lift the 1951 Scottish Cup. He had joined the club in 1946 and remained with the Bhoys for eight years.

Is a former professional footballer who spent his entire playing career in the Scottish leagues, pla

Is a former professional footballer who spent his entire playing career in the Scottish leagues, playing mostly as a central defender.Born in Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute, Scotland, Joe was brought up in the town of Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire. His younger brother, Tom Carson, was also a footballer, playing as a goalkeeper for Dundee, Raith Rovers & Dumbarton among others, & also was Dumbarton manager.

Was an Irish-American boxer. In 1862 he claimed the Heavyweight Championship from John Carmel Heenan

Was an Irish-American boxer. In 1862 he claimed the Heavyweight Championship from John Carmel Heenan based on Heenan refusing to fight him. Mike McCoole claimed Coburn's title in 1866 after Coburn retired. Coburn came out of retirement in 1871 against Jem

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, Bury and Blackburn Rover

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, Bury and Blackburn Rovers.

Is a retired Scottish footballer.A right sided winger, Fascione started out with Scottish junior sid

Is a retired Scottish footballer.A right sided winger, Fascione started out with Scottish junior side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy, before being signed for Londoners Chelsea by Tommy Docherty in September 1962. Fascione would remain with the club until 1969, but the presence of fellow wingers Bert Murray and Charlie Cooke ensured that he featured only sporadically in the first team, making a total of just 34 appearances. He was, however, one of the eight players infamously sent home by Docherty for breaking a pre-match curfew in Blackpool in April 1965.

Is a retired Scottish football defender.Filippi began his career with hometown club Ayr United, stay

Is a retired Scottish football defender.Filippi began his career with hometown club Ayr United, staying with the Honest Men for 8 years. He had a year long spell at Celtic, before joining Glasgow neighbours Clyde. He dropped out of the senior game in 1981.

Is a Scottish former football striker.Joe Gilroy began his career with Queens Park, where at 16 year

Is a Scottish former football striker.Joe Gilroy began his career with Queens Park, where at 16 years old he made a handful of appearances alongside Sir Alex Ferguson. Studying at The Scottish School of Physical Education with Craig Brown and Andy Roxburgh, he played for The Scottish Amateur Team against Ireland.

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently on loan to Queen of the South from Livingston.Hamill

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently on loan to Queen of the South from Livingston.Hamill had a spell as a teenager playing for East Stirlingshire Boys Club until he joined the youth development scheme at Hearts, graduating from there to the youth academy in 2000.

Is a Scotish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder for Burnley, Bur

Is a Scotish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder for Burnley, Bury, AZ Alkmaar, Chester City and Wigan Athletic. Joe's career centred mainly around Burnley.[1] He joined the Turf Moor outfit as a youth player during the summer of 1972 and spent the majority of his career at the club in two spells.

Is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers. Johns

Is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers. Johnson began his career at Arthurlie before joining Rangers in 1947.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played most notably for Northampton Town. He played eithe

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played most notably for Northampton Town. He played either on the left side of defence or midfield. In 1958, Kiernan joined Sunderland as an apprentice and made two appearances for the first team netting twice in a League cup game verses Oldham Athletic.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Hibernian, Motherwell and Dunfermline Athletic. His

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Hibernian, Motherwell and Dunfermline Athletic. His career at Celtic was cut short due to a major injury.A man once wrote: "McBride? He's no use - all he can do is score goals." He was one of the most prolific strikers ever with a strike rate of over 91 per cent.In the glorious Season in the Sun of 66/67, he had amassed an astonishing 37 goals before Christmas and despite not kicking another ball following his breakdown at Pittodrie, he remained the country's top-scorer at the end of that season.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team.[1]He st

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team.[1]He started his footballing career with Falkirk in 1951, and went on to make 79 appearances without scoring for the Glaswegian club before moving to Sunderland in 1954.[2] McDonald made his debut for Sunderland on April 16, 1954 in a 2–2 draw against Sheffield United at Roker Park.[1] While playing for Sunderland, he made 155 appearances, scoring one goal.[1] He joined Nottingham Forest; and made 109 appearances for them from 1958 until 1961 without a goal,[2] before retiring he played for non-league team Wisbech Town.[2]

Is a retired professional footballer who played for Chelsea for six seasons in the 1980s.McLaughlin

Is a retired professional footballer who played for Chelsea for six seasons in the 1980s.McLaughlin started his playing career with Greenock Morton in 1977. During his time at Greenock he became a regular in the Scotland national under-21 football team, winning 10 caps.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th century.McQue was

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th century.McQue was signed for Liverpool from Celtic by manager John McKenna and his partner William E.Barclay in 1892. McQue was a defender, with an attacking mind set. He played in Liverpool's first ever competitive game, an 8-0 victory against Higher Walton, on the 3 September 1892 in the Lancashire League, which Liverpool went on to win convincingly. McQue played in Liverpool's first Football League fixture, scoring the second in a 2-0 away win at Middlesbrough Ironopolis.

Was a former professional footballer who played for Kilmarnock, Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday

Was a former professional footballer who played for Kilmarnock, Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday in a 15 year career between 1924 and 1939 during which time he made 459 club appearances including cup games. He also made 11 appearances for Scotland. Nibloe was a full back who could play on either flank, initially starting his career as a left back then switching to the right later in his career. He is one of a select group of players who won FA cup winners medals in both England and Scotland, he played in three cup finals in the space of six years.[1]

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.Ward started his career with Clyde befor

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.Ward started his career with Clyde before winning a move to English side Aston Villa in the late 1970s. Ward played three games for the Villans, returning to Scotland with Hibernian where he played a further nine times before joining Dundee United. Ward's time at Tannadice was equally short as he played only six times before moving to Ayr United.

Is a Scottish cricketer. He is a primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who also bats right-hande

Is a Scottish cricketer. He is a primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who also bats right-handed. He has played 79 times for the Scottish cricket team, his début coming in a totesport league match against Durham on 6 June 2004 taking 2-16 off 7 overs