David Clelland (18 March 1924 – 8 June 2004) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace and Scunthorpe United.[1] He was on the books of Arsenal and Ipswich Town without playing for their first team,[2] and scored 11 goals from 26 appearances in all competitions for Southern League club Weymouth.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Clelland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1924[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Netherburn,[1] Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 8 June 2004 (aged 80)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Whitburn, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 1948–1949 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | (1) |
| 1949 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1949 | Crystal Palace | 2 | (0) |
| 1949–1950 | Weymouth | ||
| 1950–1951 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
After retiring from football in 1951, Clelland served in the Metropolitan Police.[4] He died in Whitburn, Tyne and Wear in 2004 at the age of 80.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Dave Clelland". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ "Player Archive". Weymouth F.C. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "The Iron Alphabet". Scunthorpe United F.C. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008.
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