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Hector Lawson
Hector Stewart Ramsey Lawson (21 May 1896 – 1971) was a Scottish footballer who played as a half back or outside forward in both the Scottish and English Football Leagues. He was described by the ''Derby Daily Telegraph'' as "an outside left who has already made a deep impression, and has speed, ball control, and confidence". He played for a number of clubs including Rangers, Liverpool, Aberdeen and Shamrock Rovers. Born in Shettleston, Lawson played under Bill Struth William Struth (16 June 1875 – 21 September 1956) was a Scottish football manager. He was the second manager of Rangers Football Club, leading the club for 34 years between 1920 and 1954, as well as being the holder of a number of other positi ... at Rangers, during the 20th century. References External linksProfile at LFCHistory.net [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shettleston
Shettleston ( sco, Shuttlestoun, gd, Baile Nighean Sheadna) is a district in the east end of Glasgow in Scotland. Toponymy The origin of the name 'Shettleston' is not clear and, like many place-names of possibly medieval origin, has had a multitude of spellings. A papal bull of 1179 refers to "villam filie Sedin" - the residence of Sedin's son or daughter. A Gaelic derivation suggests "the daughter of Seadna". History Like several of the city's districts, Shettleston was originally a small village on its outer edge, lying within Lanarkshire. Today Shettleston - the heart of a local authority ward of the same name - lies between the neighbouring districts of Parkhead to the west, and Baillieston to the east, and is about from the city centre. Informally, it incorporates the neighbourhoods of Budhill, and Greenfield immediately to the north, although they fall within another Scottish Parliament constituency and Glasgow City Council ward; however, the Sandyhills neighbourhoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |