John Clelland

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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)
188?–189? Royal Albert
National team
1891 Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

Career[]

Clelland played club football for Royal Albert during his career.[1] 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.[3]

Personal life[]

Clelland was born on 6 January 1863 in Hamilton to John Clelland, a coal miner, and Margaret Clelland (née White).[4] Clelland was married to Elizabeth Ann Dodds, and worked as a publican.[5] He died of cancer on 7 September 1944 in Larkhall at the age of 81.[5][6]

Career statistics[]

International[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  2. ^ "Association: Scotland v. Ireland". The Scotsman. 29 March 1891. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ^ "John Clelland". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Statutory registers Births 647/ 27". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Statutory registers Deaths 638/1 90". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  6. ^ "John W Clelland". BillionGraves. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
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