page_title: Viewpark
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Viewpark / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: The legendary Celtic football player Jimmy 'Jinky' Johnstone bronze statue by John McKenna sculptor. Created by McKenna in his Ayrshire studio bronze foundry for the memorial garden of Jimmy Johnstone in Viewpark, Glasgow. Life-size bronze.
context_page_description: Viewpark is a area in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Situated immediately north-east of Uddingston, Viewpark is 2 kilometres west of Bellshill. It has an estimated population of 13,916 in 2016, a figure which also includes the smaller adjoining neighbourhoods of Birkenshaw, Bellziehill, Calderbraes, Fallside and Tannochside under the Thorniewood ward of the local council.
context_section_description: Margaret, Duchess of Douglas, was daughter of James Douglas of Mains (12th) and obtained her title by marriage to Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas (part of the Red Douglas family, and a distant relation). Margaret and Archibald married late in life, did not have children, and the title of Duke of Douglas became extinct on Archibald's death. The estates of Douglas became the subject of a legal battle (known as the Douglas Cause) between Archibald Steuart (the Duke of Douglas' nephew) and the Duke of Hamilton, who inherited the remaining titles of Douglas. Margaret supported Archibald, who was granted the estates after appeal to the House of Lords. In her will, she left money to purchase lands to be called Douglas-Support.
  Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Baronet purchased Douglas Support in 1691 from Sir Archibald Hamilton, 1st Baronet and had plans drawn up for Rosehall Estate in the grounds of the area now known as Douglas Support, where he would live with his wife, Frances. He died childless on 15 March 1750 and the estate and baronetcy passed to his brother Hugh, who died unmarried in 1755. The title became extinct and Rosehall passed first to Hamilton’s half-sister, Margaret, and thereafter to her eldest son, Archibald Hamilton of Dalzell.
  General Sir Thomas Monteath Douglas succeeded to the estate of Douglas Support under the entail of the Duchess of Douglas, and took the name Douglas in addition to his own. He never returned to India, but was promoted in due course to be major-general on 20 June 1854, lieutenant-general on 18 March 1856, and full general on 9 April 1865. In March 1865 he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in recognition of his long services during the early years of the century. He died at Stonebyres in Lanarkshire in October 1868.
  Footballer Jimmy Johnstone, affectionately known as 'Jinky', played for Celtic and the Scotland national team and was born and lived in Viewpark throughout his life. A memorial garden containing a statue of Johnstone was opened in 2011 in the grounds of the former St. Columba's Primary School, which he had attended.
  Footballer and assistant manager, John Robertson is a Scottish former professional footballer. He provided the assisting cross for Trevor Francis to score the only goal when Nottingham Forest won the 1979 European Cup Final. A year later he scored when Forest retained the trophy 1-0 this time against Hamburger SV. At Forest he also won promotion from the 1976-77 Football League Second Division, the 1977-78 Football League First Division, the UEFA Super Cup, two Football League Cups, the 1978 FA Charity Shield and the Anglo-Scottish Cup. He also played for the full Scotland national football team, scoring the winning goal against England in 1981 and against New Zealand in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. From 2000-2005, he was the assistant manager at Celtic, serving under former teammate at Nottingham Forest, Martin O'Neill. He then followed O'Neill to Aston Villa again as assistant manager, which was to prove as his last major role at time of writing, between 2006 and 2010. In 1997, FourFourTwo magazine declared that John Robertson was 63rd in the 100 greatest footballers of all time. He was also voted No 1 Nottingham Forest player of all time, forcing Stuart Pearce into second place, in a 2005 poll run by fans. Robertson retained this position in 2015 in a poll to celebrate Forest's 150th anniversary.
  Kevin Budinauckas is a football goalkeeper who played for Stenhousemuir, Partick Thistle, Clyde, Brechin City on loan and Stranraer in the senior game. He also had a couple of spells in junior football at Wishaw and Linlithgow Rose, Cumnock, Pollok and Armadale.
  Charles "Chic" McSherry OBE (born 22 November 1958) is a Scottish rock guitarist, songwriter, author and businessman. Chic, although born in Lanark, grew up in Viewpark. In his music career, he has written five studio albums with Doogie White and the band La Paz. In his business career, he is on the Board of Directors of six UK companies, one U.S. Company and one Mexican company. He has also wri
caption: Jimmy Johnstone statue and memorial garden on Old Edinburgh Road, opened in 2011
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