Scottish Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Scottish former footballer. Marinello started his career at Hibernian, and could play either as

Is a Scottish former footballer. Marinello started his career at Hibernian, and could play either as a forward or right winger. He later played for Motherwell, Fulham, Phoenix Inferno, Heart of Midlothian and Partick Thistle.

Was a Scottish professional association football player. He appeared for Preston North End and the S

Was a Scottish professional association football player. He appeared for Preston North End and the Scotland national football team, amongst others.McBride played as a goalkeeper for Ayr in the Scottish Second Division, until joining Preston North End in 1897, replacing Welsh international James Trainer. On 20 March 1901, McBride injured a shoulder in a trial for the Scottish team. As a result McBride missed the last five games of the season with Preston. His deputy let in 15 goals in those games, and Preston was relegated from the First Division.

Was a football goalkeeper who played for Motherwell and Rangers. He was a member of the Rangers team

Was a football goalkeeper who played for Motherwell and Rangers. He was a member of the Rangers team which won the 1972 Cup Winners Cup, and was Rangers' first-choice goalkeeper for most of his 16-year spell at the club despite competition from players such as Gerhard Neef and Stewart Kennedy.McCloy, the son of a former professional footballer who had played for St Mirren, joined Motherwell from Crosshill Thistle in 1964. He stayed there for six season before joining Rangers in a player exchange deal in 1970.

Is a professional boxer. He usually fights at lightweight or the divisions either side. McDonagh box

Is a professional boxer. He usually fights at lightweight or the divisions either side. McDonagh boxed as an amateur before turning professional in March 2002, winning his first fight at the Elephant & Castle Centre in the London Borough of Southwark in w

Was a Scottish footballer. He holds the record of being the Dundee United's all-time top goalscorer,

Was a Scottish footballer. He holds the record of being the Dundee United's all-time top goalscorer, with 158 league goals and 201 overall. McKay also played for Burnley and St. Mirren. He retired to Northamptonshire, where he died in 2000.

Was a Scottish footballer and along with borther Moses, one of the founding members of Rangers Footb

Was a Scottish footballer and along with borther Moses, one of the founding members of Rangers Football Club. He made seven Scottish cup appearances for the club.

Was a Scottish footballer who played at left-half for Inverness Thistle, Newcastle United and Scotla

Was a Scottish footballer who played at left-half for Inverness Thistle, Newcastle United and Scotland. He went on to manage both Tottenham Hotspur and Middlesbrough.Peter McWilliam started his playing career at Inverness Thistle and remained with them for two years[1] before starting a very successful period at Newcastle United between 1902 to 1911. He played 241 games, scoring 12 goals from the left half position. He won honours with Newcastle being part of the 1904 - 05, 1905 - 06 and 1908 - 09 Football League Championship sides and was an FA Cup Finalist in 1905, 1906 and 1908. In 1910 he won an FA Cup winner's medal. He was also capped 8 times by the Scotland. The football world knew him as "Peter the Great"[citation needed],

Was a professional footballer best known for making nineteen appearances in Sunderland's English Tit

Was a professional footballer best known for making nineteen appearances in Sunderland's English Title winning team of 1895.He also played in the 1897 FA Cup final for Everton and 1900 FA Cup final for Southampton. He made six appearances for Manchester City in the 1900–01 season, making his City debut in a 2–1 win against Sheffield United.[1]In all Meehan made seventy-one appearances in the English First division for Sunderland, Everton and Manchester City, scoring his only league goal during the former's title winning season.

Was a Scottish footballer.Mortimer was born in Calton, Glasgow and played for a variety of local jun

Was a Scottish footballer.Mortimer was born in Calton, Glasgow and played for a variety of local junior clubs in the city before moving to London in 1894 to play for Woolwich Arsenal, being one of many Scottish players at the club at the time. He made his competitive debut in Arsenal's first league match of the 1894-95 Second Division campaign, away to Lincoln City on September 1, 1894; he scored but Arsenal lost 5-2. Despite his youth (he was only 19), he proved himself that season as a regular goalscoring forward and finished that season as Woolwich Arsenal's top scorer, with 14 goals in 22 games.

Was a Scottish footballer and manager. O'Rourke was a centre half who played for Celtic, Burnley, Li

Was a Scottish footballer and manager. O'Rourke was a centre half who played for Celtic, Burnley, Lincoln City, Third Lanark and Chesterfield before his final playing days at Bradford City. He became player-manager in 1905 following the departure of Robert Campbell while he was still captain.

Was a footballer who formed part of the much-admired and feared Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1

Was a footballer who formed part of the much-admired and feared Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s.An attacking midfielder renowned for his vicious shooting, (he has been regarded as having the hardest shot in football history) Lorimer was at the more cultured end of a Leeds United side under Don Revie which was built on a platform of out-playing and out-muscling opponents.

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.Pawlett was

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.Pawlett was brought up in Aberdeen since a young age,[1] and made his Aberdeen debut in February 2009, coming on as a substitute in a 5–0 Scottish Cup victory over East Fife. Pawlett was selected for the Scotland under-19 team in November 2009.

Was a Scottish international footballer. He was the younger brother of Robert Russell Pursell and th

Was a Scottish international footballer. He was the younger brother of Robert Russell Pursell and the father of Robert Wilson Pursell. Pursell played for Campbeltown Academicals, Queens Park and Rangers before joining Port Vale for a £2,500 fee in August 1919. Pursell received his sole Scottish cap on 28 February 1914, in a British International Championship match against Wales. After leaving Wigan Borough, Pursell became player-manager of Congleton Town and also managed Dutch club Dordrecht.

Was a professional footballer who played in goal for Norwich City and Bristol Rovers prior to the Fi

Was a professional footballer who played in goal for Norwich City and Bristol Rovers prior to the First World War.In 1914 Roney joined the 17th Middlesex Battalion, with whom he served in the Great War.

A former Scotland international footballer known for his time with club team Aberdeen F.C..He made 2

A former Scotland international footballer known for his time with club team Aberdeen F.C..He made 238 appearances (17 as substitute) and scored 38 goals whilst with the Dons and was capped by Scotland on 6 occasions. He also played for St Mirren and Ayr United.

Was a Scottish football player of the 1920s and 1930s many of whose top-scoring records remain unequ

Was a Scottish football player of the 1920s and 1930s many of whose top-scoring records remain unequalled to this day.A native a Leith, Simpson began his career with local side Leith Amateurs before joining Division Two side St Bernard's for the start of the 1925-26 season. He scored 12 times in his first seven games for Saints and eventually totalled 33 goals for the season. However, the 1926 General Strike had severe financial ramifications for Scottish lower-league sides, and part way into the 1926-27 season Simpson left his impoverished club for English non-league side Kettering Town.

A Scottish curler. He plays second for David Murdoch.Smith started playing curling in 1979. He plays

A Scottish curler. He plays second for David Murdoch.Smith started playing curling in 1979. He plays in second position and is right handed.[1] He has won many prizes in his career, but never featured on the Winter Olympics.

Was a Scottish footballer with 'great footwork'. Miller played for Bo'ness United, Grange Rovers, Fa

Was a Scottish footballer with 'great footwork'. Miller played for Bo'ness United, Grange Rovers, Falkirk, Watford, New Brighton, French side Le Havre and Rotherham United before joining Port Vale in June 1936. He scored on his debut in a 3-1 home defeat to Hull City on 29 August 1936.

Is a Scottish professional football midfielder currently playing for Leeds United in League One of t

Is a Scottish professional football midfielder currently playing for Leeds United in League One of the Football League.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham. He played a

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham. He played as a outside right.Neil was born in Methil, Fife. He joined Birmingham from East Fife in April 1921, and made his debut in the First Division on 17 September 1921 in a 1–1 draw at home to Everton.

Is a Scottish footballer who played as a central midfielder.Bonnyman joined Rangers from Anniesland

Is a Scottish footballer who played as a central midfielder.Bonnyman joined Rangers from Anniesland Waverley in 1971 and he played only one first team game before joining Hamilton Academical two years later. He moved to England to play for Carlisle United in 1975 and became a regular in midfield before moving to Chesterfield, in which he was a key player in a side that came close to winning promotion in 1980 and 1981.

Is a retired Scottish professional footballer.Scott signed professional terms for Alex Totten's St.

Is a retired Scottish professional footballer.Scott signed professional terms for Alex Totten's St. Johnstone in 1991 after coming through the Perth youth system and established himself as a mainstay in John McClelland's and, later, Paul Sturrock's midfield. Nicknamed Fizzy, he was a member of Sturrock's 1996–97 squad that won promotion to the Scottish Premier Division.

Is a Scottish Professional Footballer and former Scotland U21 Internationalist player. McGuire, cent

Is a Scottish Professional Footballer and former Scotland U21 Internationalist player. McGuire, central defender or midfielder, started his career with Aberdeen where he made over 200 appearances, scoring 15 goals He joined Aberdeen F.C In 1996 and come through the ranks into the First team.

Was a botanist of Scottish descent.[1] Miller was chief gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1

Was a botanist of Scottish descent.[1] Miller was chief gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1722[2] until he was pressured to retire shortly before his death. According to the botanist Peter Collinson, who visited the Physic Garden in July 1764 and recorded his observation in his commonplace books, Miller "has raised the reputation of the Chelsea Garden so much that it excels all the gardens of Europe for its amazing variety of plants of all orders and clasases and from all climates..."[3] He wrote The Gardener's and Florists Dictionary or a Complete System of Horticulture (1724) and The Gardener's Dictionary containing the Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen Fruit and Flower Garden, which first appeared in 1731 in an impressive folio and passed through eight expanding editions in his lifetime.[4]

Was a Scottish professional footballer. He made one appearance for the Scotland national team. He pl

Was a Scottish professional footballer. He made one appearance for the Scotland national team. He played as a defender.Watson began his career in his native Scotland in the early 1930s with Hamilton Academical. In 1932, he moved south to join Blackpool. He made his debut for the Lancashire club on February 13, 1932, in a 2–0 victory over Everton at Bloomfield Road. He came into a defence which had leaked seven goals at Manchester City a week earlier.