Scottish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Usually known by his middle name as Dewald Nel is a Scottish cricket player. He is a right-handed ba

Usually known by his middle name as Dewald Nel is a Scottish cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.

Is a former professional association football player who played as a midfielder. He notably played f

Is a former professional association football player who played as a midfielder. He notably played for Rangers and Mansfield Town. He played between 1989 and 2004. Walker started his playing career for Clydebank in 1989.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played 61 league games for Charlton Athletic, scoring 32

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played 61 league games for Charlton Athletic, scoring 32 goals.He is most famous for scoring the winning goal in Charlton's 7–6 win over Huddersfield Town, the only game in professional football in which a team has scored six times and still lost the game. What was even more remarkable about the game was that Charlton had 10 men for 73 minutes of the match and were 5–1 down with 27 minutes remaining. Ryan scored the winning goal past keeper Sandy Kennon with one minute remaining.

Was a Scottish international footballer who spent his whole club career with Heart of Midlothian.

Was a Scottish international footballer who spent his whole club career with Heart of Midlothian.

Was a professional footballer, and an experienced football coach who worked at both club and interna

Was a professional footballer, and an experienced football coach who worked at both club and international level for almost 30 years. Up until his death, he was the coach of the Armenian national team. Porterfield started his career with Raith Rovers, moving south of the border in 1967 to join Sunderland where he experienced his finest moment as a player when he scored the winner at Wembley in the 1973 FA Cup Final, giving them a shock victory over Leeds United, who were among the finest club sides in Europe at this time. Upon retirement as a player he went on to manage Rotherham United winning the Third Division Championship before joining Sheffield United on June 6, 1981.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. During his playing career Scanlon represented East Sti

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. During his playing career Scanlon represented East Stirlingshire, Aberdeen, St Mirren and English club Notts County.Scanlon moved from East Stirlingshire to Notts County for a fee of £10,000. In November 1974 he scored a hat-trick against Sheffield Wednesday, taking 165 seconds from the first to the third goal, a club record.

Is a Scottish former professional football player. He played as a defender.Ashurst made his debut th

Is a Scottish former professional football player. He played as a defender.Ashurst made his debut the following month, in a draw at Gillingham, replacing the veteran Peter Suddaby at centre-half.

Was a Scottish educator who became principal of the Central College of Bangalore prioir to the First

Was a Scottish educator who became principal of the Central College of Bangalore prioir to the First World War. In his early adulthood, Tait was a notable sportsman playing rugby union as a forward for Cambridge University and represented the Scotland int

Was a Scottish footballer. Chalmers was born in Beith and played at centre forward. He started his c

Was a Scottish footballer. Chalmers was born in Beith and played at centre forward. He started his career with Rutherglen Glencairn before turning professional with Rangers. He moved to Stoke City in January 1906 and was the club's top scorer in the 1906-07 season, though they were relegated from the First Division that season.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and the Scotland national team.He was capped twice b

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic and the Scotland national team.He was capped twice by Scotland in 1893 and in 1895, both against Wales. He scored four times in an 8-0 win over Wales in March 1893.He played for Gainsborough Trinity, Celtic and Scotland.

A Scottish-born footballer who played for both the Scotland and New Zealand national sides.A feisty

A Scottish-born footballer who played for both the Scotland and New Zealand national sides.A feisty but consistent left-back, he earned international recognition towards the end of his seven-season spell at Turf Moor, making his Scotland debut against Norway in May 1954, at the age of 28. He was then selected in the squad for the upcoming World Cup finals and was one of only 13 players who actually travelled to Switzerland, the SFA opting not to use the full complement of 22 permitted. He played in both matches at the finals as Scotland capitulated in the first round, losing to Austria (0-1) and Uruguay (0-7).[2]

Is a former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. The summit of his career was sco

Is a former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. The summit of his career was scoring one of the goals for Portsmouth in their 4-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1939 FA Cup Final.

Was a Scottish professional footballer. Buchanan was a versatile player who settled at right half, b

Was a Scottish professional footballer. Buchanan was a versatile player who settled at right half, but could also play at the back or in attack. He started with Johnstone (then a senior team) and moved to St. Mirren in 1919, and then to Greenock Morton in the summer of 1921.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Falkirk, Rangers and the Scotland national team.Drummond jo

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Falkirk, Rangers and the Scotland national team.Drummond joined Rangers in 1892 from Falkirk. He went on to win five Scottish Cup medals (1894, 1897, 1898, 1899 and 1903) and four consecutive league titles (1898-99, 1899-1900, 1900-01 and 1901-02) - the first of which Rangers won all 18 of their Scottish league matches.

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a centre half.

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a centre half.

Was a Scottish footballer who played professionally as a goalkeeper for Airdrieonians, Bradford City

Was a Scottish footballer who played professionally as a goalkeeper for Airdrieonians, Bradford City and Preston North End. His playing career was interrupted by the First World War, in which Ewart served. He made one appearance for the Scottish national side, in a 3–0 win against England in the 1921 British Home Championship.

Was a professional Scottish football player and manager. His father, Jock Wallace, Sr., was a goalke

Was a professional Scottish football player and manager. His father, Jock Wallace, Sr., was a goalkeeper for Raith Rovers, Blackpool and Derby County. Wallyford-born Wallace, as manager of Rangers over two spells in the 1970s and 1980s, was to become one of Scottish football's best-known and most successful coaches. Wallace's managerial career began in 1966 as player-manager of Berwick Rangers.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a defender.McStay played for nine clubs i

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a defender.McStay played for nine clubs in a sixteen-year professional career before moving into junior football with Glenafton Athletic in 2000.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who made nearly 250 appearances in the Football League playin

Was a Scottish professional footballer who made nearly 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Doncaster Rovers, Bristol City, Barrow, Walsall and Southport. He played as a half back.Morgan was born in Penicuik, Midlothian. He began his football career with Edinburgh Emmett and then came to England to sign for Birmingham of the First Division in August 1924.

Was a Scottish footballer. He played for Albion Rovers and Heart of Midlothian in his native country

Was a Scottish footballer. He played for Albion Rovers and Heart of Midlothian in his native country and Leeds United in England. He also gained two caps for the Scotland national team. He is the only Albion Rovers player ever to be capped while on the club's books.

Is a former Scottish footballer.McKenzie joined Partick Thistle from junior side Petershill in 1944

Is a former Scottish footballer.McKenzie joined Partick Thistle from junior side Petershill in 1944 and enjoyed over fifteen years playing on the right wing for the Glasgow side. He spent part of the 1947-48 season on loan to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic while completing his military service on the south coast and two months with Fulham in 1958 following an abortive £1,000 move but otherwise monopolised the Jags number 7 shirt. He helped the side to the League Cup final on three occasions (1953, 1956 and 1958) but each time they were defeated.

Was a leading professional footballer of the 1880s. He was a member of the Preston North End side wh

Was a leading professional footballer of the 1880s. He was a member of the Preston North End side which became famous as the 'invincibles'.

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Portsmouth, where he captained the team in

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Portsmouth, where he captained the team in the 1929 FA Cup Final, before moving to south coast rivals Southampton. He also played for Falkirk and Llanelly, whom he helped win the Welsh Football League championship in 1932–33. In July 1937, McIlwaine became assistant manager at Grimsby Town under their newly-appointed manager, the former England international defender, Charlie Spencer.

Was a Scottish footballer. Quigley, a midfielder, started his career with Scottish Junior Football c

Was a Scottish footballer. Quigley, a midfielder, started his career with Scottish Junior Football clubs St Anthony's and Ashfield, he joined Nottingham Forest in July 1957, scoring 58 goals in 270 appearances in the 7 seasons he was there.

Was a Scottish former footballer and manager. Steele signed for Barnsley from Ayr United for £2,500

Was a Scottish former footballer and manager. Steele signed for Barnsley from Ayr United for £2,500 in June 1938. He died of a stroke on January 14, 2008, at the age of 91. He managed Preston North End from 1961 to 1968 and Wigan Athletic from 1946 to 1947.