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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 for Bolton Wanderers and Birmingham. He played as a forward.McCafferty went back to Scotland to play for Stenhousemuir and Bathgate before returning to England for a season in the Southern League with Reading. In December 1906, First Division club Birmingham signed McCafferty for the value of the gate receipts from a friendly between buying and selling club, which amounted to £350. The player scored in that friendly, but failed to score in competitive play for Birmingham, as he could not dislodge Benny Green from the side.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played for Burnley in the Footb

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played for Burnley in the Football League during the first five seasons of the League.

Was a Scottish footballer. McKay began his career with Shotts Battlefield, and played for East Stirl

Was a Scottish footballer. McKay began his career with Shotts Battlefield, and played for East Stirlingshire and Hamilton Academicals before moving down to England to play for Bolton Wanderers in December 1929.

Was a Scottish-American soccer wing half. He began his career in Scotland before moving to the Ameri

Was a Scottish-American soccer wing half. He began his career in Scotland before moving to the American Soccer League. He also spent time in the St. Louis Soccer League, winning a total of five league titles and seven U.S. Open Cups during his career.

Is a former Scottish football defender. Paterson started his career with Doncaster Rovers in 1950 bu

Is a former Scottish football defender. Paterson started his career with Doncaster Rovers in 1950 but he left to sign for Newcastle United, after five seasons with the club. He had a relatively unsuccessful three years on Tyneside and so returned to Scotland to join Rangers. He also claimed a Scottish Cup, a Scottish League Cup, a Charity Cup winners medal and was a part of the Rangers side that lost to Fiorentina in the 1961 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final final.

Was one of Britain's most successful and respected football managers.Football was a way of getting a

Was one of Britain's most successful and respected football managers.Football was a way of getting away from the mine shafts - either on a Saturday afternoon and during weekly training, or as a professional option. All five Shankly brothers were members of the Glenbuck Cherrypickers - a team famous at the time for producing 49 footballers from the village, straddling the latter part of the 19th and the early years of the 20th century - although Bill, the youngest brother, never played for their first eleven.

Is a retired Scottish football player. On 29 October 1986, Abercromby was sent off for three red car

Is a retired Scottish football player. On 29 October 1986, Abercromby was sent off for three red card offences, one for foul play and two counts of dissent during a match against against Motherwell at Love Street. As a result, he was banned for twelve matches.

Was a Scottish football player and manager.He played for Raith Rovers and Middlesbrough, winning the

Was a Scottish football player and manager.He played for Raith Rovers and Middlesbrough, winning the Second Division title with the latter in 1927, before moving into management. He returned to Raith to become manager before leaving for Bournemouth in 1930 and then Queens Park Rangers in 1935. After guiding Rangers to 3rd place in Division Three South in 1938, he was appointed manager of First Division Chelsea shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War.

Is a former Scottish footballer, who played most notably for Kilmarnock and Scotland. He played for

Is a former Scottish footballer, who played most notably for Kilmarnock and Scotland. He played for Kilmarnock for approximately a decade, winning international honours in 1970 and 1971. After a season with Motherwell, he became a coach at Ayr United. He briefly resumed his playing career with Hamilton.

A Scottish former professional footballer, currently working as strikers coach at Dumfries club Quee

A Scottish former professional footballer, currently working as strikers coach at Dumfries club Queen of the South. Doods also has media work as a pundit for BBC Scotland and a weekly column in the Scottish Sun tabloid newspaper.He also has a keen interest in horse racing. His horse, Lampion du Bost (which he co-owns with former Rangers team mate Craig Moore), won its first race in the UK on 2007-11-25 in the "prestigious" Grand Sefton Chase over the Grand National fences at Aintree, winning the pair "tens of thousands".[1]

Was a Scottish association football player and manager. He played as a wing-half. He spent the major

Was a Scottish association football player and manager. He played as a wing-half. He spent the majority of his playing career with Falkirk and Burnley. A qualified physiotherapist, Dougall later coached at a number of clubs and was appointed manager of Burnley in 1957. However, he held the position for only seven months before he was forced to retire through ill health.

Was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward.Grassam played for Redcliffe Thistl

Was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward.Grassam played for Redcliffe Thistle and Maryhill before joining English side Burslem Port Vale in July 1899. He regular in the 1899–1900 season, he scored ten goals in 41 games over all competitions. In the summer of 1900 he moved on to West Ham United.

Is a Scottish former footballer. Hodgson started his career with Dunoon Athletic before joining St.

Is a Scottish former footballer. Hodgson started his career with Dunoon Athletic before joining St. Johnstone in 1954. He had a loan at Guildford City in 1956. After making 61 appearances and scoring 20 goals in the Scottish Football League he joined Sheffield United in May 1957.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen of the South, Berwick Rangers, Third Lanark and the S

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen of the South, Berwick Rangers, Third Lanark and the Scotland national team.Aged 17 working as a nurse at the Crichton Royal Hospital Houliston started playing again. It was here that Houliston moved from defence to attack playing at either inside or centre forward.[1]

Was a Scottish footballer. Hughes played for York City from 1951-1962. He was apart of the team whi

Was a Scottish footballer. Hughes played for York City from 1951-1962. He was apart of the team which played in the FA Cup semi-final in 1955.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played for Oxford United, Blackpool, Northampton Town and Ketter

Is a Scottish former footballer who played for Oxford United, Blackpool, Northampton Town and Kettering Town. After retirement, Jeffrey has been assistant manager twice, and has managed Irthlingborough Diamonds, Stamford , Rugby Town and Banbury United. Jeffrey made his debut for Sam Ellis' Blackpool on October 2, 1982, in a 2–0 victory over Darlington at Bloomfield Road.

Also known as "Plum" Longair, was a Scottish footballer who played as a half-back for Dundee in the

Also known as "Plum" Longair, was a Scottish footballer who played as a half-back for Dundee in the 1890s. When he retired from playing, he became the club's trainer. Longair began his football career with Dundee F.C. in the early 1890s. He made his debut for Scotland in March 1894, and signed for Newton Heath in February 1895. He played for Newton Heath for four months, making one appearance, before returning to Dundee in June 1895. Short spells at Sunderland and Burnley followed in 1896, before he moved to Brighton United in 1898.

Is a former Scottish professional footballer.In his playing career he played for Rangers, Durban Uni

Is a former Scottish professional footballer.In his playing career he played for Rangers, Durban United, Dundee, Hong Kong Rangers, San Antonio Thunder, Seiko, Bulova and South China. He was also selected to represent Scotland at schoolboy international level.

Was a Scottish footballer.

Was a Scottish footballer.

A former Scottish footballer and manager.McNeill, known as Cesar, was voted the greatest ever captai

A former Scottish footballer and manager.McNeill, known as Cesar, was voted the greatest ever captain of Celtic by the club's fans in 2002. His nickname was derived from the actor Cesar Romero. He was signed by Celtic from nearby junior team, Blantyre Victoria, in 1957 as a defender. As captain he won nine Scottish League Championships, seven Scottish Cups, and six Scottish League Cups. He also led the team to victory in the European Cup in 1967, as part of the "Lisbon Lions",

Was a Scottish professional association football player. He played for Aberdeen, Partick Thistle, St

Was a Scottish professional association football player. He played for Aberdeen, Partick Thistle, Stirling Albion, Swindon Town, Gillingham and Accrington Stanley between 1946 and 1957.

Was an Scottish footballer who played for Arsenal, before becoming a long-standing member of the clu

Was an Scottish footballer who played for Arsenal, before becoming a long-standing member of the club's backroom staff. Milne started his career at his hometown club, Buckie Thistle, although his career was interrupted early on by World War I. During the war, Milne served with the Seaforth Highlanders in France and won the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1918.

Is a Scottish former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.Neil, who

Is a Scottish former footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.Neil, who played as a centre half, played in the Scottish Football League for Airdrieonians between 1956 and 1961.

A Scottish former professional football player whom is best known for his time with Rangers.Ritchie

A Scottish former professional football player whom is best known for his time with Rangers.Ritchie started his career at local side Bathgate Thistle before moving to Rangers in 1955. He played both legs of Rangers 1961 European Cup Winners Cup final defeat to Fiorentina.

Was a Scottish football player who played for Celtic, Clyde and Queen's Park. He scored three goals

Was a Scottish football player who played for Celtic, Clyde and Queen's Park. He scored three goals in Celtic's record 7-1 victory over Rangers in the 1957 Scottish League Cup final. After retiring, he developed a neurodegenerative disease, which he believed to be a result of brain damage acquired from heading footballs. He was the younger brother of John McPhail.