Scottish Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scottish national team, primarily in the

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scottish national team, primarily in the right half position.He won his first cap for Scotland against England on 12 April 1924 in a 1–1 draw at The Wembley Stadium. In total Clunas won two caps for his country, scoring one goal.

Is a Scottish footballer. He is a central defender, and is currently playing for English League Two

Is a Scottish footballer. He is a central defender, and is currently playing for English League Two side, Morecambe.He made his debut as an 88th minute substitute on 29 December 2001 in a 2-0 win over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road. After two further brief substitute appearances, he made his full debut on 20 April 2002 in a 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers at Boundary Park. The following season he became a regular in the side, scoring his first goal on 7 December 2002 as the Latics lost at home to Cheltenham Town in the second round of the FA Cup. His first league goal came 19 days later on 26 December in a 1-1 home draw with Blackpool.

Was a Scottish international rugby union player, and later rugby league player, who played for Scotl

Was a Scottish international rugby union player, and later rugby league player, who played for Scotland and the Lions. Welsh scored his debut try in his first international against the 1927-8 Waratahs from New South Wales, and was capped 21 times for Sco

Was a former Scottish international footballer who played for Sunderland A.F.C., Ayr United, Celtic,

Was a former Scottish international footballer who played for Sunderland A.F.C., Ayr United, Celtic, Third Lanark and Motherwell.Cringan, a centre half, started his senior career when he joined Sunderland from Douglas Water FC in 1910.[1] After five and a half seasons on Wearside he returned to Scotland with Ayr United on a temporary transfer in January 1916. A year later he left the Black Cats on a permanent basis, signing for Celtic in a £600 transfer deal.[1]

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He originally played as a left-bac

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He originally played as a left-back while with juvenile side Slateford Athletic but deputised in goal on one occasion when the side's regular custodian didn't turn up and retained the role afterwards.

Is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Brechin City. He was previously at St.

Is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Brechin City. He was previously at St. Johnstone, with whom he progressed through the club's youth ranks.

A former Scottish footballer who played for the Scotland national football team in both the 1954 and

A former Scottish footballer who played for the Scotland national football team in both the 1954 and 1958 FIFA World Cups.Fernie joined Celtic from his local Kinglassie Hearts side in 1949. A renowned dribbler, he also displayed a remarkable versatility which saw the club deploy him as a right half, inside forward and outside left as the need arose.[1] He was part of Celtic's 1953-54 Double-winning team and also collected two League Cup winners medals, in 1956 and 1957. In the 1957 final he scored a penalty as Celtic defeated rivals Rangers 7-1 in the match known as Hampden in the sun.

Is a former boxer.

Is a former boxer.

Was a Scottish backstroke swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in

Was a Scottish backstroke swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 metre backstroke event.

Is a Scottish football player who currently plays for Dunfermline Athletic.Gibson joined Killie from

Is a Scottish football player who currently plays for Dunfermline Athletic.Gibson joined Killie from Dumfries club Queen of the South in January 2007, in a deal which saw Stevie Murray and Jamie Adams join Queens on loan for the rest of the 2006-07 season. Gibson signed for Dunfermline Athletic on 23 June 2009 for a nominal fee.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian, Celtic, West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and Sc

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian, Celtic, West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and Scotland. He is known for being the very first player to be transferred for more than £100.Groves, an inside forward, first broke into the Hibernian squad as a 16 year old during the 1885–86 season. He featured prominently as Hibs won the Scottish Cup the following year, scoring in the first round, second round replay and semi-final.

Is a retired Scottish football player. He played most of his career for Rangers, and spent the latte

Is a retired Scottish football player. He played most of his career for Rangers, and spent the latter part of his career with Sheffield Wednesday, in Hong Kong with Hong Kong Rangers and with Airdrieonians. He was a prolific winger. He also featured at international level for Scotland.

Is a Scottish former professional association football player, who played for a string of Scottish a

Is a Scottish former professional association football player, who played for a string of Scottish and English clubs from 1982 to 2003. He could play in virtually any position on the pitch, but was most commonly used as a striker.Falconer began his career playing for his home town club, Aberdeen, in 1982. During the 6 years there he made 77 appearances and scoring 13 goals. After 6 years with Aberdeen he moved south of the border to Watford for £300,000.

Was a Scottish football player and manager. A goalscoring centre forward, his 52 league goals for Mo

Was a Scottish football player and manager. A goalscoring centre forward, his 52 league goals for Motherwell's 1931-32 championship winning side remains the record goals total for a single season in Scottish League history. MacFadyen played junior football for Wishaw YMCA before beginning his Motherwell career in 1921. Before establishing himself at Fir Park, he spent periods on loan with Bo'ness and Clyde. In October 1945, MacFadyen was appointed as secretary-manager of Dundee United, a position he would hold for nine years.

Was a Scottish professional golfer.Macfarlane was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. Like many British golf

Was a Scottish professional golfer.Macfarlane was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. Like many British golfers of his era, he took a position as a club professional in the United States. In 1925 he won the U.S. Open at Worcester Country Club in Worcester, Massac

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Queen of the South.McLaren began his car

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Queen of the South.McLaren began his career with Airdrie, and after catching the eye of many clubs, he signed for St Johnstone, in a reported five-figure deal in August 2006. He scored his first league goal for the Perth club in a 3-2 league defeat at Livingston on 13 January 2007.

Is a former professional footballer, who played for Aberdeen, Huddersfield Town and Clyde. He was bo

Is a former professional footballer, who played for Aberdeen, Huddersfield Town and Clyde. He was born in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

A Scottish footballer who plays for Derby County. He is a full international for Scotland, and also

A Scottish footballer who plays for Derby County. He is a full international for Scotland, and also played for Motherwell, Celtic and Stoke City.senior players released. This period of adversity did however have one redeeming feature, as many talented young players, notably Pearson and his friend and fellow emerging talent James McFadden, gained instant elevation to first team status and a chance to develop and hone their skills more quickly than contemporaries at other clubs.[3]

A former Scottish international footballer who played as a striker.Pettigrew started his career with

A former Scottish international footballer who played as a striker.Pettigrew started his career with Hibernian but left Easter Road for junior side East Kilbride Thistle after failing to make a first-team breakthrough. He joined Motherwell in 1972, enjoying his most productive spell at Fir Park during which he won 5 caps for Scotland.In 1979, Dundee United purchased Pettigrew for £100,000 and he won the Scottish League Cup in each of the two seasons he spent at Tannadice before a £120,000 move to Heart of Midlothian

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Raith Rovers and Heart of Midlothian. Polland, a defender,

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Raith Rovers and Heart of Midlothian. Polland, a defender, began his career with Raith Rovers in 1955, and played about 200 games for the Kirkcaldy club before he was signed by Hearts in April 1961.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Blackburn Rovers and the Scottish nati

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Blackburn Rovers and the Scottish national team.

Was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, h

Was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, helping them to a Football League Championship.Bill made his debut in a Football League Division One match on the 2 April 1898 joining his brother, Archie, in the team. Bill and Archie went on to appear together 44 more times before Archie moved to Brighton Tower in 1900.

Is a Scottish football midfielder.Brawley started his career with Motherwell, but was sacked along w

Is a Scottish football midfielder.Brawley started his career with Motherwell, but was sacked along with 19 others when the club went into administration, and joined Partick Thistle. Brawley didn't feature for the Thistle first team, and dropped out of the senior game to sign for Selkirk.

Was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th and

Was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, earning 2 Football League Championships medals.He made his Liverpool debut in a Football League Division One match a 3-2 home defeat at the hands of Sunderland on the 25 March 1895 a season which saw Liverpool relegated from the top flight. The Left sided Full-Back enjoyed his second season a bit more as Liverpool gained promotion straight back to the First Division. Billy's early appearances for the Reds were sporadic but his loyalty and dedication paid off as he was to become a regular