John McClelland (footballer, born 1955)

For the English winger active in the 1950s/1960s, see John McClelland (footballer born 1935).

John McClelland
Personal information
Full name	John McClelland
Date of birth	(1955-12-07) 7 December 1955
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Portadown	?	(?)
1974	Cardiff City	4	(1)
1974–1978	Bangor City	?	(?)
1978–1981	Mansfield Town	125	(8)
1981–1984	Rangers	96	(4)
1984–1989	Watford	184	(3)
1989–1992	Leeds United	24	(0)
1990	→ Watford (loan)	1	(0)
1992	→ Notts County (loan)	6	(0)
1992–1993	St Johnstone	27	(0)
1993	Arbroath	2	(0)
1993–1994	Carrick Rangers	11	(0)
1994	Wycombe Wanderers	0	(0)
1994–1996	Yeovil Town	21	(1)
1996–1997	Darlington	1	(0)
Total		502	(16)
National team
1980–1990	Northern Ireland	53	(1)
Teams managed
1992–1993	St Johnstone
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

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.

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,^[1] 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.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 March 1983	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Turkey	2–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying

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.

Honours

Player

Leeds United

Football League First Division champions: 1991–92

Manager

St Johnstone

Forfarshire Cup : 1992-93

References

↑ "Leeds United: Season 1991 – 1992: Division One". leeds-fans.org.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 153. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.

External links

John McClelland, Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

Northern Ireland squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup

1 Jennings 2 J. Nicholl 3 Donaghy 4 McCreery 5 C. Nicholl 6 J. O'Neill 7 Brotherston 8 M. O'Neill (c) 9 Armstrong 10 McIlroy 11 Hamilton 12 McClelland 13 Nelson 14 Cassidy 15 Finney 16 Whiteside 17 Platt 18 Jameson 19 Healy 20 Cleary 21 Campbell 22 Dunlop Coach: Bingham

Northern Ireland squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup

1 Jennings 2 Nicholl 3 Donaghy 4 O'Neill 5 McDonald 6 McCreery 7 Penney 8 McIlroy (c) 9 Quinn 10 Whiteside 11 Stewart 12 Platt 13 Hughes 14 Armstrong 15 Worthington 16 Ramsey 17 Clarke 18 McClelland 19 Hamilton 20 McNally 21 Campbell 22 Caughey Coach: Bingham

Watford F.C. – Player of the Season

1972–73: Rankin
1973–74: Jennings
1974–75: Rankin
1975–76: Jenkins
1976–77: Mercer
1977–78: Garner
1978–79: Jenkins
1979–80: Bolton
1980–81: Sims
1981–82: L. Taylor
1982–83: Rostron
1983–84: Rostron
1984–85: McClelland
1985–86: Coton
1986–87: Coton
1987–88: McClelland
1988–89: Hodges
1989–90: Coton
1990–91: James
1991–92: Gibbs
1992–93: Furlong
1993–94: Porter
1994–95: Miller
1995–96: Mooney
1996–97: Miller
1997–98: Chamberlain
1998–99: Palmer
1999–2000: Page
2000–01: Mooney
2001–02: Chamberlain
2002–03: Gayle
2003–04: Mahon
2004–05: Helguson
2005–06: King
2006–07: Foster
2007–08: Smith
2008–09: Smith
2009–10: Cleverley
2010–11: Graham
2011–12: Mariappa
2012–13: Abdi
2013–14: Deeney
2014–15: Deeney

St Johnstone F.C. – managers

Grant (1919–20)
Buchan (1920–22)
Taylor (1924–31)
Muirhead (1931–36)
Rutherford (1936–47)
Crapnell (1947–53)
Pattillo (1953–58)
Brown (1958–67)
Ormond (1967–73)
Stewart (1973–76)
Storrie (1976–78)
Stuart (1978–80)
Rennie (1980–85)
Gibson (1985–87)
Totten (1987–92)
McClelland (1992–93)
Sturrock (1993–98)
Clark (1998–2001)
Stark (2001–04)
Connolly (2004–05)
Coyle (2005–07)
McInnes (2007–11)
Lomas (2011–13)
Wright (2013–)

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