John Clelland
Scottish footballer (1863 – 1944)
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John White Clelland (6 January 1863 – 7 September 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-half or half-back and made one appearance for the Scotland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John White Clelland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1863 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 7 September 1944 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Larkhall, Scotland | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Royal Albert | |||
| International career | |||
| 1891 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
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 Park in Glasgow, 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]