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John McClelland (footballer, born 1935)

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John McClelland
Personal information
Full name John Bonar McClelland[1]
Date of birth (1935-03-05)5 March 1935[1]
Place of birth Bradford, England
Date of death 15 June 2024(2024-06-15) (aged 89)
Position(s) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[2] He played as an outside right.

McClelland was born in Bradford, and began his professional football career with Manchester City.[2] 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.[3] He stayed there two years before moving on to Portsmouth for £10,000,[4] where he spent five years before finishing his career with Newport County in 1968–69.[2]

McClelland was married to former sprinter Heather Armitage.[5] He died on 15 June 2024, at the age of 89.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "John McClelland". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "John McClelland". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  3. ^ "#76 – John McClelland". League Legends. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  4. ^ Westerberg, Kenneth. "1963/64". QPRnet. Ron Norris. Archived from the original (xls) on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  5. ^ Greensill, Martin (May 2007). "Heather Young: An early heroine in a golden age for British women's athletics". Track Stats. National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  6. ^ "#Pompey are mourning the death of John McClelland, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 89". Portsmouth F.C. on X. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.


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