| John Clelland | |
| Fullname: | John White Clelland |
| Birth Date: | 1863 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Larkhall, Scotland |
| Position: | Centre-half, half-back[1] |
| Clubs1: | Royal Albert |
| Nationalyears1: | 1891 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
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.
Clelland played club football mainly for Royal Albert during his career,[2] winning the Lanarkshire Cup four times; 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.[2] 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]
Clelland was born on 6 January 1863 in Hamilton to John Clelland, a coal miner, and Margaret Clelland .[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]