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 | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-half, half-back[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Royal Albert | |||
| International career | |||
| 1891 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editClelland 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]
Personal life
editClelland 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
editInternational
edit| Scotland[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1891 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ 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.