Fergus Suter, (or Fergie Suter) (born Glasgow, 1858. Died Blackpool, 1916) was an early star of British football.  Arguably the first recognised professional footballer, Suter played for Partick Thistle and Rangers F.C. before moving to England to play for Darwen F.C. and Blackburn Rovers. Although the game was officially amateur at the time, Suter's move to England to play for Darwen in 1879 was shortly followed by him giving up his job as a stonemason, claiming that English stone was far too difficult to work, and fuelling criticism that he was being paid to play. During the summer of 1880 he caused still more controversy by moving to Blackburn Rovers, a local rival of Darwen. The move again stirred up accusations of professionalism amid claims that Blackburn had offered him improved terms. Suter's move inflamed an already testy local rivalry, and bitter games and crowd trouble dogged future Darwen/Blackburn matches for years. He appeared in a total of four FA Cup finals, and collected three winner's medals. According to the 1891 census, Fergus, now 33, had returned to playing rugby. In later life he ran the Millstone Hotel in Darwen, and died in Blackpool in 1916.