Scottish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former footballer.Signed by Newcastle while playing for semi-professional Highlanders Clachnacu

Is a former footballer.Signed by Newcastle while playing for semi-professional Highlanders Clachnacuddin, McNichol then joined Brighton after being offered a £2-a-week pay rise. There he impressed future Chelsea manager Ted Drake by scoring a hat-trick against Reading and Drake later made McNichol his first signing for the Blues in August 1952, for a fee of £15,000.

Was a Scottish football player and manager. He is most notable as Motherwell's first and longest-ser

Was a Scottish football player and manager. He is most notable as Motherwell's first and longest-serving manager, guiding the team to their only League title in the 1931-32 season. April 1911 Hunter was appointed secretary-manager at Motherwell at the age of 32. Motherwell had finished second bottom of the First Division the previous season, just above relegated Queens Park.

Was a professional footballer who played for Albion Rovers, Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic.Bor

Was a professional footballer who played for Albion Rovers, Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic.Born in Lennoxtown, the goalkeeper had spells with Albion Rovers and Dundee before joining Tottenham Hotspur. Britton played a total of 40 matches for the White Hart Lane club between 1926–27. He ended his career at Celtic.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Motherwell, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotsp

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Motherwell, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Reading, Bournemouth Athletic and Folkestone.Richardson began his career at his home town club of Motherwell. He joined the Tottenham Hotspur "nursery" club Northfleet United before signing for Tottenham in 1927.

Was a Scottish footballer who played professionally for Airdrieonians, Bradford City and Preston Nor

Was a Scottish footballer who played professionally for Airdrieonians, Bradford City and Preston North End, as well as the Scottish national side. His playing career was interrupted by World War One, in which Ewart served.

Was a Scottish association football player and manager. He became the first manager of a British sid

Was a Scottish association football player and manager. He became the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967. Stein also guided Celtic to nine successive Scottish League championships between 1966 and 1974. During his managerial career he won the European Cup once, ten Scottish League Championships, nine Scottish Cups, and six Scottish League Cups. All but one of these honours (the 1961 Scottish Cup with Dunfermline) were won with Celtic. After a brief stint with Leeds United, Stein managed the Scottish national side from 1978 until his death in 1985. On 14 March 1960 he accepted the job of manager at Dunfermline.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. Dempster played with junior outfit Muirkirk before sig

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. Dempster played with junior outfit Muirkirk before signing for Queen of the South F.C. at the start of the 1969-70 season. Jocky Dempster is best known for his time at Dumfries club, Queen of the South. Queen of the South just missed out on promotion in Dempster's first season at Palmerston Park, season 1969-70, as the club finished 3rd in the table behind Falkirk and Cowdenbeath respectively, in Scottish League Division Two.

Was a Scottish/English footballer of the 1910s and 1920s. He played throughout most of his career at

Was a Scottish/English footballer of the 1910s and 1920s. He played throughout most of his career at Outside Right, though was occasionally used as an emergency Centre-forward. Although born in Pendleton, Lancashire, this was because his father and mother had moved south for employment. By the time he was three years old the family had returned to their native Laurieston, just outside Falkirk, where John spent his formative years.

Was a Scottish football player and manager. He is most notable as Motherwell's first and longest-ser

Was a Scottish football player and manager. He is most notable as Motherwell's first and longest-serving manager, guiding the team to their only League title in the 1931-32 season.He was part of the Liverpool side that won their first ever First Division Championship in 1900-01 but a year later he moved back to Scotland, signing for Hearts for £300 in a joint transfer with Tom Robertson. He was part of the Hearts side that lost the 1903 Scottish Cup Final to Rangers.

A Scottish former football player with Celtic, Crystal Palace and Sunderland.Signed from Shotts Bon

A Scottish former football player with Celtic, Crystal Palace and Sunderland.Signed from Shotts Bon Accord in 1960, Hughes scored 189 goals in 416 appearances for Celtic during his eleven season with the Parkhead side. He was part of the Celtic side who went to the final of the European Cup on 25 May 1967 and became known as the Lisbon Lions. Although Hughes was dropped for the side who won the trophy, he was awarded a winners medal in recognition of the part he played in the team

Was an Scottish countertenor, composer and lutenist.

Was an Scottish countertenor, composer and lutenist.

Is a Scottish statistician. He studied at the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge. From 1966 to

Is a Scottish statistician. He studied at the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge. From 1966 to 1976 he was Titular Professor of Statistics, and Mitchell Lecturer in Statistics at the University of Glasgow. In 1976 he joined the University of Hong Kon

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

Was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Dumfries. He played for Kings Rifle Volunteers and Manchester United.

Is a Scottish former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Boyd play

Is a Scottish former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Boyd played as a winger in the Scottish Football League for Queen's Park, Aberdeen and East Fife between 1946 and 1959.

Is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Scottish Premi

Is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers. Due to his style of play, he has often drawn comparisons to Manchester United and England footballer Wayne Rooney.

Is a Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. With sister Sinead Kerr, he is the 2009 Europ

Is a Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. With sister Sinead Kerr, he is the 2009 European bronze medalist and the 2004–2010 British national champions. As of 11 December 2010 (2010 -12-11), they have the season's 6th highest total score. As

Is a retired football goalkeeper who played for Southampton F.C. for most of the 1950s.He came to th

Is a retired football goalkeeper who played for Southampton F.C. for most of the 1950s.He came to the notice of Southampton's manager Sid Cann whilst doing his National Service at Farnborough and in January 1951 he signed him for Southampton.

Was a Scottish football player who still holds the record as the youngest Scotland player and captai

Was a Scottish football player who still holds the record as the youngest Scotland player and captain of all time.Lambie was a regular in the Queens Park first-team by the age of 16 and became Scotland's youngest player when capped at the age of 17, in a game against Ireland which Scotland won 7-2 on 20 March 1886. He was appointed captain for the occasion, making him Scotland's thirteenth and still youngest captain. He scored in this game and made another two Scotland appearances in the days when international games were far less common than they are today. The first of these was against Ireland (again) on 19 February 1887 in a 4-1 win for Scotland, and Lambie's final game was against England on 17 March 1888.

McGeoch was brought up in Greenock and got his first guitar when he was twelve. In 1970 he played in

McGeoch was brought up in Greenock and got his first guitar when he was twelve. In 1970 he played in a local band called The Slugband. In 1971 he moved to London with his family, and in 1975 he went to Manchester to study art

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

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Ayr United and made more than 400 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham. He was capped twice for the Scotland national football team. He played as an inside forward.

Was a Scottish international football midfielder and sometime inside right who played a significant

Was a Scottish international football midfielder and sometime inside right who played a significant role for Tottenham Hotspur during their Double winning season in 1960-61. His younger brother, Tom, was also a footballer.

Is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler.

Is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler.

Was a Scottish footballer who spent most of his career with Partick Thistle where he was konwn as th

Was a Scottish footballer who spent most of his career with Partick Thistle where he was konwn as the "Firhill Flyer"[1].An outside right, he joined Partick from Petershill in 1944 and played most of the next 16 years with the Maryhill club.[2] He played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic during the 1947-48 season whilst on military service in Dorset but became a first-team regular upon his return to Partick.[2] During his Jags career he helped the side to three League Cup finals, in 1953, 1956 and 1959, but they lost on each occasion.

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. Auld played for Sunderland during 1890 to 1895 where he won two League Championships, in; 1892 and 1893.[1] After making 100 league appearances and scoring 5 goals, Auld left Sunderland for their arch rivals, Newcastle United.He gained his first cap for Scotland on 19 March 1887 against England where they won 3–2.[2] He went on to make 4 caps for his country scoring no goals.[3]

Was a Scottish professional footballer who made 20 appearances in the Football League playing for Bi

Was a Scottish professional footballer who made 20 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and played for Scottish Football League clubs Kilmarnock, Vale of Leven and Rangers. He played as an outside right.