Scottish Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.Doyle began his care

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.Doyle began his career at Barnsley before moving to Peterborough United in 1976. He moved to Blackpool F.C. in 1979, making 49 league appearances and scoring two goals, before joining Portsmouth in November 1980, winning the Third Division championship in 1983.

Was a Scottish football player and manager, most notable for his time with Celtic.Evans joined Celti

Was a Scottish football player and manager, most notable for his time with Celtic.Evans joined Celtic early in 1944/45 from junior side St.Anthony's. He started out his Celtic career as a forward, but it wasn't until manager Jimmy McGrory moved him back to right-half that Evans became a Celtic great.Unmistakable with his ginger hair, he was probably the first to wear his shirt out of his shorts, his trademark. His stamina, determination and sheer will-to-win were regarded by many as exceptional.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Ferguson came through Kilmarnock's youth

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Ferguson came through Kilmarnock's youth system in the early 1960s, taking over in the first-team following an injury to Campbell Forsyth in 1964–65.Ferguson was transferred East London club West Ham United for a fee of £65,000 in 1967, which at the time was a world record fee for a goalkeeper. He made his Hammers debut against Sheffield Wednesday on 19 August 1967, the first game of the 1967–68 season.

A Scottish former footballer who made more than 400 appearances as a midfielder in the Football Leag

A Scottish former footballer who made more than 400 appearances as a midfielder in the Football League. He played more than 300 league games for West Bromwich Albion where he spent most of his club career. He won two caps for Scotland.Hope played for West Brom between 1959 and 1972. A cultured, scheming inside-forward, he was the general in the team's midfield throughout the 1960s.

Was a Scottish association football player, mainly remembered as one of the Hibernian Famous Five. I

Was a Scottish association football player, mainly remembered as one of the Hibernian Famous Five. In Hibs' rich history, no group of players has ever achieved greater fame than the Famous Five: Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Eddie Turnbull and Willie Ormond.

Is a former football midfielder who captained Sunderland to victory in the 1973 FA Cup Final versus

Is a former football midfielder who captained Sunderland to victory in the 1973 FA Cup Final versus Leeds United.

Was a Scottish footballer best known for playing for Heart of Midlothian throughout the 1950s, he ma

Was a Scottish footballer best known for playing for Heart of Midlothian throughout the 1950s, he made 213 league appearances and scored eight goals. He also played for Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers.

Was a Scottish international footballer who played for Hibernian, Rangers and Liverpool. He played a

Was a Scottish international footballer who played for Hibernian, Rangers and Liverpool. He played at centre half and at wing half.Neil started his senior career with Hibernian, for whom he played in the 1896 Scottish Cup Final against Heart of Midlothian, but Hibs lost 3–1. After a spell with Liverpool, he joined Rangers in 1897. During his seven year spell with Rangers he amassed four League championships, one Scottish Cup, three Glasgow Cup and two Charity Cup. He made 109 first class appeaances for Rangers and scored 28 goals.

Was a former Scottish footballer. Though he was a promising young midfielder playing for Sunderland

Was a former Scottish footballer. Though he was a promising young midfielder playing for Sunderland A.F.C at age 17, his short career was subsequently plagued with serious injuries. Park began his footballing career with Sunderland A.F.C. in 1962. Park was a promising midfielder, reaching the first team squad at the young age of 17.

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

Is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.Russell joined from Shettleston Juniors in 1977 and made his top team debut against Aberdeen F.C. on the 13 August that year, aged only 20. The game ended in a 3-1 defeat, however Rangers went on to win the treble that season and Russell cemented his place on the right side of the midfield.

Is a former Scottish football player and manager. He won the League championship in both England and

Is a former Scottish football player and manager. He won the League championship in both England and Scotland with Burnley and Dundee respectively.Seith began his professional career with Burnley, whom he joined in 1948 aged 16. He made his debut for the Clarets in 1953, in a 2-1 away victory against Manchester United and soon became a regular half-back in the first XI. By 1959-60 Burnley had become a genuine title challenger and Seith played 27 games in that league campaign as they moved inexorably towards their first championship since 1920-21.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Thomson began his League ca

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Thomson began his League career with St. Johnstone and would spend five years at the club before moving to Greenock Morton.

Is a former association footballer who is currently manager of the Uganda national football team. He

Is a former association footballer who is currently manager of the Uganda national football team. He previously managed Kilmarnock and Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League and Plymouth Argyle in the Football League Championship. Williamson was a striker. He began his career at Clydebank and his 35 goals in 85 matches earned him a move to Rangers.

Is a Scottish and British swimmer who first rose to prominence by swimming the anchor leg in the Sco

Is a Scottish and British swimmer who first rose to prominence by swimming the anchor leg in the Scottish men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. However, the team won silver, after Renwick was narrowly touched out by the opposing English relay team.

Is a Scottish former footballer, and former manager of Scottish League Third Division club Elgin Cit

Is a Scottish former footballer, and former manager of Scottish League Third Division club Elgin City. Williamson played in midfield for Ross County for most of his professional career. Williamson was born in Inverness and began his playing career with local Highland League club Clachnacuddin. Williamson's managerial career began at former club Clach, whom he led to the Highland League title in 2003–04 — their first championship since season 1974–75.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender.Kay started his professional career with He

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender.Kay started his professional career with Heart of Midlothian and featured in a Scottish Cup Final and the European Cup Winners' Cup, making over 140 league appearances before being released. He played for Crossroads United in Scottish junior football before starting his professional footballing career after joining Heart of Midlothian in January 1968. He made his debut during the 1970–71 season and featured for Hearts in the 1976 Scottish Cup Final, where they were defeated 3–1 by Rangers, as well as playing in the European Cup Winners' Cup.

Is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a fullback. He made 150 appearances in th

Is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a fullback. He made 150 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Derby County. Martin began his football career with local club Kilwinning Rangers. He came to England and signed professional forms for First Division Birmingham City in March 1950.

Was a football player whose career included periods at Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers.Bob

Was a football player whose career included periods at Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers.Bob left his local club to travel to England to play for Sheffield Wednesday before the club gained admission to the Football League in 1892, making a name for himself when scoring in a 4-1 defeat of League side Bolton Wanderers in the F A cup earlier that year.

Is a Scottish professional association football player currently playing as a striker. Davidson star

Is a Scottish professional association football player currently playing as a striker. Davidson started his career at Rangers, and after progressing through the Ibrox side's youth ranks, he made his debut against Dunfermline in May 2004 as part of an experimental team fielded by manager Alex McLeish at the end of a disappointing season.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Ibrox Roselie, Petershill, Falkirk, Tottenham

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Ibrox Roselie, Petershill, Falkirk, Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford and Third Lanark.After playing for Ibrox Roselie, Petershill and Falkirk, McTavish an inside left joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1910 and played in 11 matches and scored one goal in all competitions between 1910–1911.

Was a Scottish international footballer who played during the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Glasgo

Was a Scottish international footballer who played during the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Glasgow.A winger, Campbell's playing career consisted of spells with Falkirk, Chelsea and Reading. He also played for Queens Park Rangers as a "guest" during the Second World War.[1] He won five caps for the Scotland national team, between 1947 and 1950. He scored his only Scotland goal against Switzerland in April 1950.

Is a Scottish former soccer player who could play in midfield or at right back. Bobby Kennedy starte

Is a Scottish former soccer player who could play in midfield or at right back. Bobby Kennedy started his career at Coltness United and after trials with Queen of the South and Clyde he joined Kilmarnock in 1957. Kennedy became player-manager at Grimsby Town in 1969. Grimsby had to apply for re-election in Kennedy's first season as they came 23rd in Division Four.

Is a Scottish football player, who plays as a striker. He is currently playing for East Fife. He was

Is a Scottish football player, who plays as a striker. He is currently playing for East Fife. He was previously on loan at the club from Greenock Morton, in order to get more games under his belt and be closer to his family. He scored a long range goal on his debut for East Fife after coming on as a sub.

Is a Scottish former association football player for Celtic and Newport County.Ward was considered a

Is a Scottish former association football player for Celtic and Newport County.Ward was considered a hot prospect at Celtic until a managerial change forced him to try his luck down south at Newport County, where he played alongside legends such as John Aldridge and Tommy Tynan.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender. Shannon, who played for a number of Scotti

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender. Shannon, who played for a number of Scottish clubs but spent around half his career with Dundee, also managed East Fife.