Scatters and other Polland footballers

POLLAND FAMILY HISTORY- FOOTBALL-Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile-John Polland-signed 25-09-1928


John Polland(Scatters)brother to Daniel(Father of Eleanor ELLIS ms Polland)
Nickname of Scatters was result of his ferocious scattering of all opponents. He played for Armadale FC, Aberdeen and oth...

POLLAND FAMILY HISTORY

YOUR GRANDFATHER DANIEL POLLAND ONCE TRIALLED FOR GUILDFORD FC IN ENGLAND. I CAN’T REMEMBER THE OUTCOME-ASK MUM

LISA AND DIANNE—Your mum’s Dad’s elder brother, John Polland [acca ‘SCATTERS’]-

HE WAS ONE OF THE POLLAND BROTHERS, [INCLUDING YOUR GRANDFATHER, DANIEL POLLAND], WHO PLAYED/TRIALLED, FOR UK TEAMS.

HIS NICKNAME WAS ’SCATTERS’, FOR HIS ABILITY TO ’SCATTER’ HIS OPPOSITION WITH HIS ROBUST PLAYING.

ANOTHER FAMOUS POLLAND WAS YOUR MUM’S COUSIN, WULLIE POLLAND  WHO PLAYED FOR HEARTS ALONG WITH OTHER TEAMS.

NB HIS HEIGHT WAS ONLY 5’ 8”, TYPICAL OF PEOPLE OF THAT ERA.

ALL OF THEM  GREW UP IN THE ARMADALE AREA OF SCOTLAND AND HELD DOWN FULL-TIME JOBS, MAINLY IN THE BUILDING TRADES.

YOUR MUM’S COUSIN, WULLIE POLLAND WAS AN ABSOLUTE GENTLEMAN, WITH A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOUR. WE VISITED WULLIE AND HIS FAMILY, QUITE FREQUENTLY WHEN ON OUR SCOTTISH HOLIDAYS
LUVSYAS

DAD
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