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Famous sports people include Alastair Kellock, Scotland cap, lock and captain of Rugby Union side Glasgow Warriors in the Magners League who attended Bishopbriggs High School.

Birmingham City F. C.

and Scotland striker James McFadden attended Turnbull High School ( the local Roman Catholic secondary school ), as did top Snooker player Stephen Maguire and former Celtic and Partick Thistle striker Gerry Britton, previously manager of Stranraer F. C.

and now assistant manager of Partick Thistle.

Celtic striker, Stevie Chalmers, who famously scored the winning goal in the 1967 European Cup Final, also lived in the town, as does another Lisbon Lion, Joe McBride.

Defender John Lindsay, who played for Glasgow Rangers, Bury and Everton in the 1940 / 50's, comes from Auchinairn.

Another noted resident who was born and grew up in the town is current Sheffield Wednesday manager Alan Irvine.

Gordon Chisholm, the manager of Queen of the South F. C., is from Bishopbriggs as well.