The birth entry of comedian Rikki Fulton is among 245,000 records newly released online by National Records of Scotland.

Here are the top 25 Scottish footballers of the last decade - according ... including qualification for two major tournaments, and famous wins over Spain, Denmark and Norway.

A year after he claimed the 1964 Ballon d’Or – becoming the only Scotsman to lift the prize – Law helped fire United to their ...

Despite scoring in a famous 3-2 win over newly-crowned ... money Denis Law was a throwback to an era when Scotland produced extraordinarily good footballers. None more exceptional than The Lawman.

The births, deaths and marriage entries for a number of famous Scots have been published online by the National Records of Scotland (NRS). Included in the new 245,000 entries release is the late ...

Former Scotland captain Peter Brown has died aged 83 following a long illness. Born in Troon to a sporting family, Brown ...

Aberdeen captain Willie Miller and renowned Scottish football writer Hugh MacDonald ... and Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee teed up that famous goal – and he also speaks revealingly in the BBC ...

Others included in the NRS online research website Scotland’s People include the birth entry of footballer Gordon Smith, who made up part of Hibernian’s ‘Famous Five’ forward line in the ...

Dundee manager Tony Docherty felt his players passed another huge test of character to squeeze past Dundee United and advance to the fifth round of the Scottish Cup. Without a win against the ...

Former Manchester United, Manchester City and Scotland forward Denis Law has died aged 84, his family said in a statement.