Jackie Law Jr. is a Scottish former professional

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who played for Queen of the South and

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; ), also known as The Toon or The Cleyhole, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries ...

. Law Junior was born in Kelloholm and went to school at

Dumfries Academy Dumfries Academy is one of four secondary schools in Dumfries in south west Scotland. It is a state funded secondary school for both girls and boys. The schools moto is "doctrina promovet" which translates from Latin to "learning promotes" which ...

. Law Junior signed for Queen of the South in 1963 from Dumfries amateur club Greystone Rovers. In playing for the ''Doonhamers'' himself and his brother,

Lex Law Lex Law was a Scottish professional footballer, who spent a decade with Queen of the South as an inside left. Queen of the South Lex Law is from a family with multiple Queen of the South connections. His father, Jackie Law, Sr, played for Quee ...

, were following in the footsteps of their father, Jackie Law Sr. In Law Junior's career he made 125 Queens appearances and scored 34 goals for the Doonhamers."QUEEN OF THE SOUTH A - Z"
/ref> On 24 October 1964, Lex and Jackie Jr. both scored in the same match in the 7–1 win versus Stenhousemuir at

Palmerston Park Palmerston Park is a association football, football stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish League One club Queen of the South F.C., Queen of the South, who have played there ...

. Jackie scored three and Lex scored one goal in this match. Law Junior played 16 league matches for

in the 1967-68 season. Jackie Law Jr. died in 1996 aged 52 and remained a committed Queens supporter until his death.

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Footballers from Dumfries and Galloway Men's association football forwards 1996 deaths Queen of the South F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Scottish men's footballers Year of birth missing Scottish Football League players {{Scotland-footy-forward-stub