- known as the Bellshill Sound or the Bellshill Beat - was celebrated by influential DJ John Peel in the Channel 4 television series Sounds Of The Suburbs. Bellshill continues to produce well respected and influential independent pop music, with members of Mogwai and De Rosa hailing from the town. Sheena Easton was also from the town, and attended Bellshill Academy. Sport The town has a football team, Bellshill Athletic, that plays in the Scottish Junior Football West Premier League. They play their home games at Rockburn park after moving away from Tollcross, Glasgow, after New Brandon Park was closed down to reduce costs. Bellshill also has the Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex (Named after the late Manchester United legend who was born and brought up in the area) that opened in 1995. It has a 25m swimming pool, with two large spectator seating areas either side, a large hall and health suite. The complex also has a gym and a dance studio. There is a golf course next to nearby Strathclyde Park which is within walking distance of parts of the town, particularly Orbiston. The Greenlink Cycle Path also travels through the golf course and the Orbiston area of Bellshill, heading towards Forgewood. Notable people from Bellshill The following list refers to notable people who were born in Bellshill, although they did not necessarily reside there - the town was home to Lanarkshire's maternity hospital in the latter part of the 20th century. Jackie Bird, journalist and broadcaster Doug Cameron, Australian politician Gregory Clark, economist Thomas Clark, poet Robin Cook, politician James Dempsey, politician Henry Dyer, engineer Sheena Easton, vocalist Catherine Grubb, artist Charles Jeffrey, fashion designer Bryan Kirkwood, television producer Monica Lennon, politician Eric McCormack, writer John McCusker, musician Ethel MacDonald, anarchist Paul McGuigan, filmmaker David MacMillan, Nobel Prize winning chemist Billy Moffatt, footballer David Shaw Nicholls, architect and designer Sean O'Kane, actor and model John Reid, politician James Cleland Richardson, soldier – Victoria Cross recipient Natalie J Robb, actress Sharleen Spiteri, musician – lead vocalist of Texas Harry Stanley, innocent man killed by police Sportspeople Kenny Arthur, footballer Tom Birney, American football player Sir Matt Busby, Scotland international football player and manager Stuart Carswell, footballer William Chalmers, football player and manager Peter Cherrie, footballer Tom Cowan, footballer Mike Denness, international cricketer Alex Dickson, boxer Scott Fox, footballer Hughie Gallacher, Scotland international footballer Peter Grant, Scotland international footballer