John Clelland


John White Clelland was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-half or half-back and made one appearance for the Scotland national team.

Career

Clelland played club football for Royal Albert during his career. He earned his first and only cap for Scotland on 28 March 1891 in the 1890–91 British Home Championship against Ireland. The home match, which was played at Celtic Park in Glasgow, finished as a 2–1 win for Scotland.

Personal life

Clelland was born on 6 January 1863 in Hamilton to John Clelland, a coal miner, and Margaret Clelland. Clelland was married to Elizabeth Ann Dodds, and worked as a publican. He died of cancer on 7 September 1944 in Larkhall at the age of 81.

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