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Maurice Elliott
Maurice Elliott (23 November 1942 – 19 October 1996) was a Scottish professional footballer who was a Forward (association football), forward. Elliott was born in Dumfries and played for his home town club Queen of the South F.C., Queen of the South and went on to play for Heart of Midlothian F.C., Heart of Midlothian, Montrose F.C., Montrose and Stenhousemuir. Youth career Elliott played for Dumfries Academy and Collin Boys Club. Queen of the South (1st Spell) Elliott began his senior career with ''Queens'' when he signed at the start of the 1960-61 in Scottish football, 1960-61 season. In his first spell at Palmerston Park, Elliott scored 16 goals in 23 league appearances for the club. During that season he attracted the attention of the Edinburgh club Hearts who play at Tynecastle Stadium, Tynecastle. Heart of Midlothian On 1 March 1961, after only seven months at the ''Doonhamers'', Elliott signed for Heart of Midlothian F.C., Heart of Midlothian who were at that time t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumfries
Dumfries ( ; ; from ) is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on the Solway Firth, from the Anglo-Scottish border. Dumfries is the county town of the Counties of Scotland, historic county of Dumfriesshire. Before becoming King of Scots, Robert the Bruce killed his rival John Comyn III of Badenoch at Greyfriars Kirk in the town in 1306. The Young Pretender had his headquarters here towards the end of 1745. In World War II, the Norwegian armed forces in exile in Britain largely consisted of a brigade in Dumfries. Dumfries is nicknamed ''Queen of the South''. This is also the name of the town's Queen of the South F.C., football club. People from Dumfries are known colloquially in Scots language as ''Doonhamers''. Toponymy There are a number of theories on the etymology of the name, with an ultimately Common Celtic, Celtic derivation (either from Common Brittonic, Brythonic, Old Irish, Gaelic or a mixture of b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
