Personal information | |||
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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 |
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, [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]
Clelland 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]
Scotland [1] | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1891 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
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 |
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, [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]
Clelland 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]
Scotland [1] | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1891 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |