Scottish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League in England for Derby County

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League in England for Derby County and Chesterfield.

Is a former boxer. McNally was born and raised in the Pound Loney area of west Belfast and was the

Is a former boxer. McNally was born and raised in the Pound Loney area of west Belfast and was the first person from Belfast and the first Irish boxer to win an Olympic medal.

Is a Scottish former professional football player who played in more than 50 league games as a defen

Is a Scottish former professional football player who played in more than 50 league games as a defender for Hibernian, Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers.Hibernian in April 1964, but Stein himself moved in the opposite direction early in the next year. McNamee signed for Newcastle United in December 1966, and was part of the team that won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.McNeil signed professional

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.McNeil signed professional forms with Morton in 1975 and played over 300 league games for the Greenock side. Apart from a one-game loan spell with Dundee United in 1982, McNeil spent his entire career with Morton over fifteen years, retiring in 1991.

Was a Scottish international football player who spent his entire playing career with Celtic. On his

Was a Scottish international football player who spent his entire playing career with Celtic. On his retirement from playing football, he wrote for the Daily Record and The Celtic View. He was the elder brother of Billy McPhail, also a former Celtic player.McPhail's early years with Celtic coincided with a period of domination by their Old Firm rivals, Rangers. In in 1948, McPhail was part of the Celtic team that only narrowly avoided relegation on the last day of the season. However, he did earn a winners medal in the Victory In Europe Cup in 1945.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a defender.Nicknamed Chopper, McPhee bega

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a defender.Nicknamed Chopper, McPhee began his professional career in his native Scotland with his hometown club, Motherwell. In five years, he made 74 league appearances and scored sixteen goals for the club.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Kilmarnock and Rangers.McPherson played in the inaugural Sc

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Kilmarnock and Rangers.McPherson played in the inaugural Scottish League season, 1890-91, where Rangers finished as joint champions with Dumbarton. McPherson's first recorded appearance for Rangers was in a friendly against English club Everton on April 19, 1890, and he scored in a 6-2 defeat at Ibrox.

Is a Scottish former footballer.McQuade started his career with Dumbarton in 1987. During his time w

Is a Scottish former footballer.McQuade started his career with Dumbarton in 1987. During his time with Dumbarton he helped them win the Scottish Second Division title in 1991-92. He was bought by Hamilton Academical from Dumbarton for a £80,000 fee in 1993. In five years with the club he played close to 100 games before joining English club Port Vale in June 1998.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer.McQuillan, a right-back, began his career with his home

Is a Scottish former professional footballer.McQuillan, a right-back, began his career with his hometown club Stranraer in 1986, despite having already played for Dundee United's victorious youth side in the Milk Cup earlier that year. After one season at Stair Park, McQuillan returned to Tayside but signed for United's rivals Dundee, beginning an eight-year stay at Dens Park.

Is a former Scottish football midfielder and manager.McVeigh started his career with Airdrieonians i

Is a former Scottish football midfielder and manager.McVeigh started his career with Airdrieonians in 1975, before moving to Australia to play for Brisbane City. He stayed in Australia for a year, before moving back to Scotland to play for Clyde, where he spent four years, captaining the side on several occasions.

Was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of conservation of U.S. wilderne

Was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of conservation of U.S. wilderness. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, and wildlife, especially in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, have been read by millions and are still popular today. His direct activism helped to save the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the United States. His writings and philosophy strongly influenced the formation of the modern environmental movement.

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward. He made more tha

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League, playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham, Huddersfield Town and Grimsby Town before his career was brought to an end by the Second World War.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Bedlay, Falkirk, Bradford City, and Wigan Athl

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Bedlay, Falkirk, Bradford City, and Wigan Athletic.

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

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Celtic and in the Football League in England for Lincoln City, Leicester Fosse and Small Heath.

Is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Queen's Park.A combative central midfie

Is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Queen's Park.A combative central midfielder, Neill started his senior career with Hearts, whome he joined from rivals Hibernian's youth initiative.He then played the remainder of the 07/08 season at Queen's Park, where he impressed and secured a place in the first team squad.

A former Scottish footballer. He played for Nottingham Forest when they were at the peak of their su

A former Scottish footballer. He played for Nottingham Forest when they were at the peak of their success under manager Brian Clough. He also played for the full Scotland national football team, scoring the winning goal against England in 1981 and against New Zealand in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He joined Aston Villa on August 4, 2006 as Assistant Manager when Martin O'Neill took charge of the club.

Is a London based Irish professional boxer who is a former Commonwealth welterweight champion. O'Don

Is a London based Irish professional boxer who is a former Commonwealth welterweight champion. O'Donnell, an Irish Traveller, had his first professional in April 2004 with a win over journeyman Jason Nesbitt at the Penningtons Nightclub in Bradford. Over

A former Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and Derby County. He also played for Nottingh

A former Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and Derby County. He also played for Nottingham Forest and was part of their European Cup victory in 1980. He also won 13 caps for the Scotland national team, scoring 5 goals.His career took shape under the guidance of Derby County manager Brian Clough when he moved from Sunderland for £20,000 in 1967. There was initial criticism of him as he was seen as a large but slow forward. However, Clough persisted with him and in his second season he justified his fee and went on to establish a lethal partnership with Kevin Hector as they went on to lead Derby County to the title of First Division Champions in 1972.

Is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for Stirling Albion. O'Neill's previous clubs in

Is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for Stirling Albion. O'Neill's previous clubs include Celtic.In his career he has had two spells of playing for Dumfries club Queen of the South. O'Neill also scored in the 2002 Scottish Challenge Cup Final victory against Brechin City, along with Derek Lyle.[1][2] O'Neill also made a substitute appearance for Queens in the 2008 Scottish Cup Final against Rangers, which turned out to be his last appearance for the club.

Was a Scottish professional golfer, who represented Great Britain three times in the Ryder Cup.Panto

Was a Scottish professional golfer, who represented Great Britain three times in the Ryder Cup.Panton was born in Pitlochry. He turned professional in 1935 and took up a job in the local golf club shop.

Is a former Scottish footballer. Keay, a central defender, began his football career as a junior wit

Is a former Scottish footballer. Keay, a central defender, began his football career as a junior with Celtic, but never played for the first team.[2] He moved to England where he made more than 300 appearances in the Football League, scoring 20 goals in 155 League games for Shrewsbury Town[3] and 9 goals in 156 League games for Wrexham. Keay joined Derry City in the League of Ireland in July 1986 and achieved status at the Brandywell by helping the club to a historic 'treble' during his captaincy in the 1988-89 season.

Is a Scottish footballer who last played for Stirling Albion.McBride started his career as a youth p

Is a Scottish footballer who last played for Stirling Albion.McBride started his career as a youth player with Celtic. McBride was with Celtic's youth team for three years before St. Johnstone signed him for £200,000 in 1999. St. Johnstone was McBride's first professional club, and he made his debut on July 31, 1999, against Hearts.

Is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. McKeever started his

Is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. McKeever started his career with Clyde. He was captain of the Under 19 side, and made his senior debut in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Stranraer in August 2004, coming on as a late substitute.

Is a Scottish defender. currently playing for St. Mirren. Potter was brought up in High Valleyfield;

Is a Scottish defender. currently playing for St. Mirren. Potter was brought up in High Valleyfield; a small mining village which has produced numerous talents in the past including: Hugh Kelly, George Connelly and John Fraser. Potter began his career at Celtic, but failed to make a senior appearance for them.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Arbroath, Tottenham Hotspur and Luton Town. Pe

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Arbroath, Tottenham Hotspur and Luton Town. Pearson began his career with his home– town club Arbroath. In 1914, the left back joined Tottenham Hotspur where he played a total of 50 matches in all competitions between 1914–23.