John McClelland (footballer, born 1935) explained

John McClelland
Full Name:John Bonar McClelland
Birth Date:5 March 1935
Birth Place:Bradford, England
Position:Outside right
Youthclubs1:Manchester YMCA
Years1:1956–1958
Caps1:8
Goals1:2
Years2:1958–1961
Clubs2:Lincoln City
Caps2:121
Goals2:32
Years3:1961–1963
Caps3:71
Goals3:22
Years4:1963–1968
Clubs4:Portsmouth
Caps4:137
Goals4:36
Years5:1968–1969
Caps5:36
Goals5:10
Totalcaps:373
Totalgoals:102

John Bonar McClelland (5 March 1935 – 15 June 2024) was an English 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]

McClelland was married to former sprinter Heather Armitage.[4] He died on 15 June 2024, at the age of 89.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John McClelland . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 30 April 2010.
  2. Web site: #76 – John McClelland . League Legends . Lincoln City F.C . 30 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322094331/http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/LeagueLegends/0,,10440~914376,00.html . 22 March 2012.
  3. Web site: 1963/64 . xls . Kenneth . Westerberg . QPRnet . Ron Norris . 1 December 2017 . 29 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160929044010/http://qprnet.com/misc/seasonalstats/excels/QPR1963.xls . dead .
  4. Web site: Martin . Greensill . Heather Young: An early heroine in a golden age for British women's athletics . Track Stats . National Union of Track Statisticians . May 2007 . 1 December 2017.
  5. Web site: #Pompey are mourning the death of John McClelland, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 89. . Portsmouth F.C. on X . 1 July 2024 . 18 June 2024.