John McClelland (footballer, born 1935)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Bonar McClelland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1935[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 June 2024 (aged 89) | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester YMCA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1958 | Manchester City | 8 | (2) |
| 1958–1961 | Lincoln City | 121 | (32) |
| 1961–1963 | Queens Park Rangers | 71 | (22) |
| 1963–1968 | Portsmouth | 137 | (36) |
| 1968–1969 | Newport County | 36 | (10) |
| Total | 373 | (102) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Bonar McClelland (5 March 1935 – 15 June 2024)[2] was an English professional footballer who scored 102 goals from 373 games playing in the Football League for Manchester City, Lincoln City, Queens Park Rangers, Portsmouth and Newport County.[3] He played as an outside right.
McClelland was born in Bradford, and began his professional football career with Manchester City.[3] He joined Lincoln City in September 1958, in part exchange for George Hannah, and in his second season was the club's leading scorer with 18 goals. Queens Park Rangers paid £14,000 for his services at the start of the 1961–62 season.[4] He stayed there two years before moving on to Portsmouth for £10,000,[5] where he spent five years before finishing his career with Newport County in 1968–69.[3]
He was married to former sprinter Heather Armitage.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "John McClelland". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Pompey Mourn John McClelland
- ^ a b c "John McClelland". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ "#76 – John McClelland". League Legends. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ Westerberg, Kenneth. "1963/64". QPRnet. Ron Norris. Archived from the original (xls) on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Greensill, Martin (May 2007). "Heather Young: An early heroine in a golden age for British women's athletics". Track Stats. National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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