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Alec Gillies
Alexander Gillies (14 June 1875 – 1932) was a Scottish association football, footballer who played in the English Football League, Football League for Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City F.C., Leicester Fosse, Manchester City F.C., Manchester City and Sheffield Wednesday F.C., The Wednesday. References 1875 births 1932 deaths Scottish men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football forwards Lochgelly United F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Manchester City F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Footballers from Cowdenbeath {{Scotland-footy-forward-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath (; sco, Coudenbeith) is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 2008 estimate, the town has a population of 14,081. The wider civil parish of Beith has a population of 17,351 (in 2011).Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved March 2016. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930 Toponymy The first element of the town's name comes from the surname ''Colden'' or ''Cowden'', often indicated in early forms as a possessor by the addition of , for example ''Cowdennyes Baith''. ''Beath'', the name of the wider parish, is from the Gaelic , meaning birch. History The earliest indication of human activity in the immediate vicinity of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
