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unusual facts about Scotsman



2000–01 FA Premier League

In came Scotsman Jim Jefferies as his successor, but Jefferies could do little to alter Bradford's dismal fortunes and they went down in bottom place with just five Premiership wins all season – equalling Swindon's record low of Premiership wins which had been set seven years earlier.

Aberfeldie, Victoria

Scotsman James Robertson named his property Aberfeldie, located on the corner of Aberfeldie Sreet and Park Crescent, after the town Aberfeldy in Scotland.

Ashley Cowie

After this lecture, Cowie was elected as a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and his work was featured in several Scotsman Newspaper features.

Big Lobster

Paul Kelly, who had previously built the Big Scotsman in North Adelaide, was employed to design and build the new structure.

Brian Parks

Americana Absurdum was honored with the “Best Writing” award at the 1997 New York International Fringe Festival and a Scotsman Fringe First Award at the 2000 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Bryan Bowers

Bowers became very popular with the audience of the comedy radio program The Dr. Demento Show with his 1980 recording of Mike Cross' song "The Scotsman".

Bullers Wood School

Scotsman John Sanderson, who had made his money sheep farming in Australia, employed local architect Ernest Newton (1856–1922) to extend the house in 1889.

César Malan

In 1816–1817 during a visit to Geneva, Scotsman Robert Haldane met up with this group on a regular basis and taught through the letter to the Romans.

Charles Neale

The small contingent sailed from the port of Texel on May 1, 1790, on a ship called "The Brothers", commanded by one Captain MacDougal, a Scotsman.

Chōshi, Chiba

Chōshi is home to Inubōsaki Lighthouse, completed in 1874 by Scotsman Richard Henry Brunton, as well as numerous historic temples, including Enpuku-ji and Mangan-ji.

Colin Lynes

Lynes regrouped from his back to back defeats with two wins before in June 2007 he met Scotsman Barry Morrison for the full British title.

Dario Vidošić

In Round 1, coming on as a substitute in the second half, Vidošić set up a goal for Scotsman Simon Lynch before scoring a goal himself.

David Beaton

He was the only Scotsman named to that office by an undisputed right, Cardinal Wardlaw, Bishop of Glasgow, having received his appointment from the Antipope Clement VII about 160 years earlier.

David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose

In 1488 he was created Duke of Montrose, the first Scotsman not of royal blood to be granted a Dukedom.

Dougie Anderson

After co-presenting Crufts with Clare Balding he is now always introduced as "The Husky Voiced Scotsman".

Duncan, Oklahoma

After learning that an extension of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was being built from Kansas to Texas, Scotsman William Duncan brought his wife, parents, and other relatives and created a trading post situated at the intersection of the north-south Chisholm Trail and the east-west military passage between Fort Arbuckle and Fort Sill.

Ensay, Outer Hebrides

The town of Ensay in Victoria, Australia was named after this island by one of the early settlers, a Scotsman named Archibald Macleod.

Fearless Nadia

She was the daughter of Scotsman Herbertt Evans, a volunteer in the British Army, and Margret.

Frances Margaret Leighton

Frances Margaret Leighton (8 March 1909 King William's Town - 8 January 2006 Blairgowrie, Victoria) was a South African botanist and the daughter of James Leighton (1855-1930), a Scotsman and Kew horticulturist and plant collector.

Frank McAveety

He has written in praise of David Bowie in the Scotsman newspaper and he wrote a regular feature for Holyrood Magazine, which celebrated and recommended his favourite albums.

Hopetoun Cup

In the spirit of the link between the two countries, it is named after the Seventh Earl of Hopetoun, a Scotsman, who, as the then Governor-General of Australia, presided over the Federation of Australia in 1901.

Martin Newland

After the takeover, it was confirmed that Newland would remain as editor under the new owners, despite some reports that he would be replaced by Dominic Lawson, editor of the Sunday Telegraph, and others such as Andrew Neil, publisher of The Scotsman and The Business.

Muslim presidents of Indian National Congress

Indeed, it was a Scotsman, Allan Octavian Hume, who brought about its first meeting in Bombay, with the approval of Lord Dufferin, the then-Viceroy.

Mustafa Mansour

Egypt's coach at the World Cup had been a Scotsman, James McRea, and he may have influenced Mansour's decision to move to Scotland in 1936 to attend Jordanhill College.

New Pudsey railway station

The station was featured in a 1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch (Science Fiction Sketch/Man Turns Into Scotsman) in which Harold Potter (Michael Palin) is turned into a Scotsman by creatures from the planet Skyron in the galaxy of Andromeda.

Patrick Barclay

Barclay has written a biography of fellow Scotsman, the Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, entitled Football – Bloody Hell!.

Roderick Macleod of Cadboll

Roderick Macleod, 2nd of Cadboll (died 1770), a Scotsman who supported the Jacobite cause and fought for Bonnie Prince Charlie in The 'Forty-Five'.

Sergey Gulyakevich

Two fights and two more victories followed the win over Tontchev to set Gulyakevich up for a shot at the full European title held by Scotsman Alex Arthur.

Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet

Sir John Ritchie Findlay, 1st Baronet KBE (13 January 1866 – 13 April 1930), a Scotsman, was the owner of the business that published The Scotsman, a philanthropist, and later in life Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire.

Sir Robert Abercromby, 5th Baronet

During the first quarter of the 19th-century, Abercromby purchased most of the town and lands of Fermoy in Ireland from fellow Scotsman John Anderson.

The Daily Mash

Stokes is a former business editor of The Scotsman and has also written for Scotland on Sunday and The Daily Record.

The Russ Abbot Show

The series showcased Abbot's talents as an all round entertainer and included characters such as Basildon Bond, a James Bond parody, 'Cooperman', a cross between Tommy Cooper and Superman, and C.U. Jimmy, a virtually unintelligible red-headed Scotsman.

The Scotsman Hotel

The Scotsman Hotel Edinburgh opened in 2001 in the Edwardian (1905) building which had housed The Scotsman newspaper for nearly a century.


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