John McClelland (footballer, born 1935)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Bonar McClelland | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Bonar McClelland (born 5 March 1935) is an English former 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.[1] He played as an outside right.
McClelland was born in Bradford, and began his professional football career with Manchester City.[1] 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.[2] He stayed there two years before moving on to Portsmouth for £10,000,[3] where he spent five years before finishing his career with Newport County in 1968–69.[1]
He is married with former sprinter Heather Armitage.
References
- 1 2 3 "John McClelland". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ↑ "#76 – John McClelland". League Legends. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ↑ Westerberg, Kenneth. "1963/64" (Excel spreadsheet). QPRnet. Ron Norris. Retrieved 30 April 2010.