| KENNYDALGLISH | Scotland's most capped footballer, also manager of Celtic, Liverpool, Blackburn and Newcastle (5,8) |
| BATTY | David ..... , Leeds, Blackburn and Newcastle player who won 42 England caps in the 1990s (5) |
| LENNON | Manager of Celtic, Bolton Wanderers and Hibernian (6) |
| RODGERS | New manager of Celtic FC. (7) |
| DERMOTDESMOND | Majority shareholder of Celtic F.C. (6,7) |
| DALGLISH | Manager of Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United (8) |
| KENNY | ..... Dalglish, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United manager (5) |
| RIISE | Norway's most capped footballer, John Arne ... (5) |
| PATJENNINGS | Northern Ireland's most capped footballer |
| CRISTIANORONALDO | Portugal's most-capped footballer (9,7) |
| STIG | .. Inge Bjornebye, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and Norway defender (4) |
| HARKNESS | Steve, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Benfica and Sheffield Wednesday defender (8) |
| BRAD | .... Friedel, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Tottenham and USA goalkeeper (4) |
| MOONLIGHTINVERMONT | Popular song by John Blackburn and Karl Suessdorf that has been covered by many artists, including Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong |
| KENNA | Jeff ..... , 1995-99 Republic of Ireland, 1995-2002 Blackburn and 2004-06 Derby defender (5) |
| OATES | Graham ..... , 1969-74 Bradford, 1974-76 Blackburn and 1976-78 Newcastle defender/ midfielder (5) |
| SHEARER | Alan ......, 1992-2000 England, 1988-92 Southampton, 1992-96 Blackburn and 1996-2006 Newcastle striker (7) |
| SAUX | Ex-footballer who played for Chelsea, Blackburn and England, Graeme le _ (4) |
| MATTEO | Dominic ..., former Liverpool, Leeds, Blackburn and Scotland defender who ended his career at Stoke City (6) |
| LAGAN | Name of Scotland's most exotic botanic garden - move along! (5) |