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John Clelland
Personal information
Full name John White Clelland[1]
Date of birth (1863-01-06)6 January 1863
Place of birth Hamilton, Scotland
Date of death 7 September 1944(1944-09-07) (aged 81)
Place of death Larkhall, Scotland
Position(s) Centre-half, half-back[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Royal Albert
International career
1891 Scotland1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John White Clelland (6 January 1863 – 7 September 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-halforhalf-back and made one appearance for the Scotland national team.

Career[edit]

Clelland played club football mainly for Royal Albert during his career,[1] winning the Lanarkshire Cup four times;[3] his brothers also played for the club. He also played for Cowlairs, and while there was selected for the Glasgow FA team (he also played for Lanarkshire).[3]

He earned his first and only cap for Scotland on 28 March 1891 in the 1890–91 British Home Championship against Ireland.[1] The home match, which was played at Celtic ParkinGlasgow, finished as a 2–1 win for Scotland;[4] he remains the only serving Royal Albert player to have been selected for international duty.[5]

He also played lawn bowls to a high standard, and was a distance runner with Clydesdale Harriers.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Clelland was born on 6 January 1863 in Hamilton to John Clelland, a coal miner, and Margaret Clelland (née White).[6] Clelland was married to Elizabeth Ann Dodds, and worked as a publican.[7] He died of cancer on 7 September 1944 in Larkhall at the age of 81.[7][8]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

Scotland[1]
Year Apps Goals
1891 1 0
Total 1 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (17 October 2019). "Scotland – International Matches 1891–1900". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  • ^ "Association: Scotland v. Ireland". The Scotsman. 29 March 1891. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  • ^ a b c Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  • ^ "John Clelland". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  • ^ Scotland Football Records | Clubs played for | Royal Albert, London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 21 February 2022
  • ^ "Statutory registers Births 647/ 27". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  • ^ a b "Statutory registers Deaths 638/1 90". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  • ^ "John W Clelland". BillionGraves. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Clelland&oldid=1228104649"

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