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Was a footballer.He began his playing career for Aberdeen before playing for Huddersfield Town betw

Was a footballer.He began his playing career for Aberdeen before playing for Huddersfield Town between 1910 and 1922, winning the FA Cup once. While playing for Huddersfield, he played in two FA Cup Finals - 1920 where they lost 1-0 to Aston Villa after extra time, and in the 1922 Cup Final which they won 1-0 against Preston North End.

Is a former Scottish footballer and football manager who is currently assistant manager to Owen Coyl

Is a former Scottish footballer and football manager who is currently assistant manager to Owen Coyle at Bolton Wanderers. Stewart's playing career consisted of spells with Kilmarnock, Hearts, Airdrieonians, Partick Thistle and Airdrie United. Stewart began his career with Eastwood Juveniles before joining Pollok in 1986 aged 21. Over a year later, he joined Hearts. He was manager of Scottish First Division club Airdrie United between 2002 and 2006. He was sacked on 13 November 2006. On 9 February 2007, Stewart became assistant manager to Owen Coyle at St. Johnstone, replacing Montrose-bound Jim Weir.

Was a Scottish football player who played as a forward for both Manchester City and Manchester Unite

Was a Scottish football player who played as a forward for both Manchester City and Manchester United in the early 20th century.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Paisley St Mirren, Falkirk, Everton, Tottenham

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Paisley St Mirren, Falkirk, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, South Liverpool and represented Scotland at international level.

A professional Russian super heavyweight kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of

A professional Russian super heavyweight kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of KickFighter Gym in Minsk, Belarus.

Was an English cricketer. Shirreff was a right-handed batsman who bowled medium pace and played as a

Was an English cricketer. Shirreff was a right-handed batsman who bowled medium pace and played as an all-rounder. Shirreff was educated at Dulwich College. Shirreff made his first-class debut for Cambridge University in 1939 against Northamptonshire. Shi

Was a professional footballer who played in Scotland, England and the United States in the 1920s and

Was a professional footballer who played in Scotland, England and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. Donald joined Scottish top-flight side Partick Thistle in 1923. In his three years with The Jags Donald made 35 League appearances, and in 1926 he travelled to New York City to play for Indiana Flooring in the American Soccer League.

Was an English cricketer. Debnam was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg-break googly. Debnam made

Was an English cricketer. Debnam was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg-break googly. Debnam made his first-class debut for Kent against Sussex in the 1948 County Championship. From 1949 to 1949, Debnam represented Kent eleven times, with his final fir

Is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward. Bone began his career with St Mirren before moving

Is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward. Bone began his career with St Mirren before moving to Stirling Albion in the mid-1990s. Bone went on to score more than a goal every two games for the Albion before winning an £80,000 move to Ayr United in 1999.

Is a Scottish football striker currently playing for St. Patrick's Athletic. Williams began his care

Is a Scottish football striker currently playing for St. Patrick's Athletic. Williams began his career with Stirling Albion, where he exploded onto the scene as a teenager, scoring 21 times in 61 appearances, and being linked to moves with British footballing giants, such as Spurs and Charlton.

Is a former Canadian professional footballer, who played as a striker. Bunbury started playing profe

Is a former Canadian professional footballer, who played as a striker. Bunbury started playing professionally with the Hamilton Steelers in Canada, also having one-year spells in the Canadian Soccer League with the Toronto Blizzard and Montreal Supra. Bunbury played in all three of Canada's games at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Soviet Union. He made his senior debut in an August 1986 Merlion Cup match against Singapore, and went on to earn 64 caps, scoring 16 goals.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer.Cleland started his career with Dundee United, for whom

Is a Scottish former professional footballer.Cleland started his career with Dundee United, for whom he made 159 appearances, lifting the Scottish Cup in 1994. He signed for Rangers in a joint deal with Gary Bollan in 1995 and established himself in the right-back slot at Ibrox. After over 100 appearances for the Glasgow club, he joined Premier League side Everton along with manager Walter Smith in 1998; however, his time in England was blighted with constant injury problems, and he only made 44 appearances before retiring in 2002.

Was a professional footballer who spent his career playing in England and South Africa. The son of f

Was a professional footballer who spent his career playing in England and South Africa. The son of former Scotland international Alex Munro, Munro Jr. represented Glasgow Schoolboys as a child before joining Bristol Rovers as a seventeen-year-old, following a successful trial.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Newmilns, Ayr United, Manchester, Tottenham Ho

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Newmilns, Ayr United, Manchester, Tottenham Hotspur, Kilmarnock, Southend United and Gillingham. Steel began his career at his local Non League club Newmilns before joining Ayr United. In 1905 he joined Manchester City and made 30 appearances and scored once for the Hyde Road club.

Was a Scotland international footballer. He played a leading role in two of Sunderland's greatest su

Was a Scotland international footballer. He played a leading role in two of Sunderland's greatest successes. He was on the pitch for the Championship clincher in 1936, and replaced injured captain Alex Hastings in the 1937 Cup Final.In 1938, McNab joined West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £7,000 but war intervened and he went to various clubs on loan including Newport County, Nottingham Forest, Northampton Town and Walsall. He eventually signed for Newport County in 1946. McNab later played for Dudley Town and Northwich Victoria before eventually retiring in 1952.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played midfield.His father, Malky Robertson, was also a professi

Is a Scottish former footballer who played midfield.His father, Malky Robertson, was also a professional footballer, with Ayr United, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian.

Coxon was an aggressive fast-medium bowler who only ever made the verges of the England Test squad.

Coxon was an aggressive fast-medium bowler who only ever made the verges of the England Test squad. He played for England once — against Australia in 1948 at Lord's. There were rumours of an argument with Denis Compton, and his prickly nature was later attested to by Brian Close. Coxon retired after the 1950 season allegedly in umbridge at his non selection for the forthcoming Ashes tour and moved to Durham. He also played Association Football for Bradford Park Avenue in wartime matches. He kept up a keen interest in club cricket till the end.

Is a Canadian athlete, who won two gold medals and set two world records in swimming at the 1984 Oly

Is a Canadian athlete, who won two gold medals and set two world records in swimming at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Born in Prague (former Czechoslovakia), Baumann was raised in Canada after his family moved there in 1969 following the Prague Spring

A former Canadian professional soccer player. A striker, Bunbury became Portuguese club CS Marítimo

A former Canadian professional soccer player. A striker, Bunbury became Portuguese club CS Marítimo's all-time leading goalscorer with 59 goals in 165 games during his time at the club. He is also the Canadian national team's third leading all-time scorer with 17 goals and its fifth leading all-time cap winner with 64 as of June 17, 2008.

Is an American open water swimmer. At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Meyer was disqualified

Is an American open water swimmer. At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Meyer was disqualified in the 25 km.

Is a male judoka from the United States, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's half lightweigh

Is a male judoka from the United States, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's half lightweight division (– 66 kg) at the Pan American Games (1999 and 2003). He represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.

Is a Canadian athlete.By the time he was seventeen, Baumann owned 38 Canadian swimming records and t

Is a Canadian athlete.By the time he was seventeen, Baumann owned 38 Canadian swimming records and the world record in the 200-metre individual medley. He accepted a swimming scholarship and entered Indiana University to train under its legendary coach James "Doc" Counsilman; however with chronic pain in his shoulder, he made the decision to return to Sudbury to continue physical therapy and training under the direction of his long-time coach, Dr. Jeno Tihanyi.

Is a retired professional boxer from Puerto Rico, who was nicknamed "Alexander the Great" during his

Is a retired professional boxer from Puerto Rico, who was nicknamed "Alexander the Great" during his career.

Is a Scottish former footballer. Donald had a successful trial with Port Vale over the summer of 196

Is a Scottish former footballer. Donald had a successful trial with Port Vale over the summer of 1965, having joined in July he signed as a professional by October. He made his debut on 12 January 1966 in a 2–0 defeat at Bradford City, but was never a first team regular. After 45 games (43 in the league) he was given a free transfer in May 1968 and moved on to Derry City.

Is a Scottish former footballer who made over 200 appearances as a striker for a number of British c

Is a Scottish former footballer who made over 200 appearances as a striker for a number of British clubs. His most recent position was as player-manager of NCEL Premier Division side Pickering Town, resigning from the club in January 2007. Mathie began his career with Celtic, making eleven appearances before leaving for Greenock Morton in 1991 in a £100,000 deal. In 2003 he spent time as Spennymoor United player-manager, before moving on to West Auckland Town. In 2004 he became player-manager of Pickering Town before resigning in January 2007.