List of Scottish football families

This is a list of Scottish football (soccer) families.

Families included on the list must have
  1. at least, one member of the family is capped by a national team on the senior level or an important person in the game of football (e.g., notable coaches, referees, club chairmen, etc.)
  2. a second member must be a professional player or capped by a national team on the U-17 level or above.

See also: List of association football families
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

The most senior family member is listed first.

List

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

V

W

Y

See also

Notes
  1. The Baker brothers were raised in Scotland but born in other countries, and were only eligible to represent those at the time.
  2. Alec Bennett's grandson Sandy Carmichael played international rugby union for Scotland.
  3. Was born in Scotland, but represented the Republic of Ireland internationally.
  4. The Goodall brothers were born to Scottish parents who moved to London then Belfast due to military appointments. The family lived in Kilmarnock, with both brothers playing professionally in England (mainly for Derby County) and for their birth nations internationally.
  5. Was born in England, but represented Scotland internationally.
  6. James Gourlay's descendants David Gourlay Sr. and David Gourlay Jr. were international lawn bowls champions
  7. The Australian cricketer Archie Jackson was also a family member (nephew/cousin respectively)
  8. They were not blood relatives: Lambie was married to the sister of the Brown brothers' mother.
  9. John Brown's sons Peter and Gordon played international rugby union for Scotland
  10. Was born in Scotland, but represented Australia internationally.
  11. Was born in Scotland, capped by Scotland's under-17 side before switching allegiance to Northern Ireland.
  12. Bob Morrison was born in Greenock; the family then moved to Belfast where Tommy was born.
  13. The Reid brothers were born in Ayrshire and raised in Northern Ireland, other than Willie who was born in Belfast so was eligible for Ireland, though he spent much of his career in Scotland.
  14. The Stark family emigrated from Glasgow to New Jersey.

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