Full name John McClelland Name John McClelland Years Team Role Footballer | Height 1.85 m | |
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Date of birth (1955-12-07) 7 December 1955 (age 60) Similar People Mal Donaghy, Billy Bingham, David McCreery, Chris Nicholl | ||
John mcclelland goal v motherwell march 1983
John McClelland (born 7 December 1955 in Belfast) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for several teams during a 23-year career. He works for Leeds United as part of the tour groups for Elland Road.
Contents
- John mcclelland goal v motherwell march 1983
- Yorkshire legends interview part 3 john mcclelland on captaining rangers playing at watford
- Club career
- International career
- International goals
- Post football
- Player
- Manager
- References
Yorkshire legends interview part 3 john mcclelland on captaining rangers playing at watford
Club career
McClelland played for Portadown, Cardiff City, Bangor City (he was Welsh Cup runner up with both of these clubs), and Mansfield Town, before signing for Rangers for £90,000. There he won two Scottish League Cup winner's medals, and was twice a Scottish Cup runner up.
In November 1984 Watford paid £225,000 for his services. During his five years at Vicarage Road he was voted Watford Player of the Season twice. He later played for Leeds United, where he played 18 times as Leeds won the Football League First Division title in the 1991–92 season, the last season before the formation of the Premier League. During his time at Leeds he spent time on loan at old club Watford and Notts County.
In his later career he spent a season at St Johnstone as player manager, had a brief spell in the Irish League with Carrick Rangers, before playing for Arbroath, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town and Darlington. By the time he retired he had played in every country in the United Kingdom and in every tier of English football.
International career
At international level McClelland was also successful. He played for Northern Ireland at the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. He eventually won 53 caps, scoring one goal in a win over Turkey. He was also captain of Northern Ireland from after the 1986 World Cup until his retirement in 1990.
International goals
Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.
Post football
He was player-manager at St Johnstone in the early 1990s. Now, McClelland can be found working at Leeds United taking tour groups around Elland Road.