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Defender
John
McClelland
1981 — 1984
Date of birth
07 December 1955 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Signed from
1981 from Mansfield
Competitive debut
Raith Rovers v Rangers 1-3 26 August 1981
Left to join
1984 to Watford
188
Appearances
9
Goals
0.05
Goals/game
153
Competitive apps
John McClelland
Debut & last match
Competitive debut
Raith Rovers v Rangers 1-3 26 August 1981
First team debut (all)
IFK Trelleborg v Rangers 20 July 1981
Last competitive
Rangers v Inter Milan 7 November 1984
Last match (all)
Rangers v Inter Milan 7 November 1984
Season by season
Goals & appearances per season
Player details
Full nameJohn McClelland
Date of birth07 December 1955 Belfast, Northern Ireland
PositionDefender
Signed19/5/1981
Signed from1981 from Mansfield
Left08/11/1984
Left to join1984 to Watford
Competitive debutRaith Rovers v Rangers 1-3 26 August 1981
Debut (all matches)IFK Trelleborg v Rangers 20 July 1981
Last competitiveRangers v Inter Milan 7 November 1984
Last match (all)Rangers v Inter Milan 7 November 1984
First goalClydebank (new) v Rangers 1982-08-21
Last goalAustralia 'B' v Rangers 1984-06-05
Honours
League Cup 2 x 1984, 1984
Career statistics
CompetitionStartsSubGoals
League9604
League Cup3002
Scottish Cup1301
Europe1401
Other3411
Competitive total15308
Overall (incl. other)188 apps9
Honours & medals
League Cup 2 x 1984, 1984
Goal milestones
First goal
Clydebank (new) v Rangers 1982-08-21
Last goal
Australia 'B' v Rangers 1984-06-05
Personal & career info
Full nameJohn McClelland
Date of birth07 December 1955 Belfast, Northern Ireland
PositionDefender
Date signed19/5/1981
Signed from1981 from Mansfield
Date left08/11/1984
Left to join1984 to Watford
Competitive debutRaith Rovers v Rangers 1-3 26 August 1981
Debut — all matchesIFK Trelleborg v Rangers 20 July 1981
Last competitiveRangers v Inter Milan 7 November 1984
Last match — allRangers v Inter Milan 7 November 1984
First goalClydebank (new) v Rangers 1982-08-21
Last goalAustralia 'B' v Rangers 1984-06-05
Appearance & goal totals
League starts96
League subs0
League goals4
League Cup starts30
League Cup subs0
League Cup goals2
Scottish Cup starts13
Scottish Cup subs0
Scottish Cup goals1
Europe starts14
Europe subs0
Europe goals1
Other starts34
Other subs1
Other goals1
Total competitive apps153
Total competitive goals8
Overall apps188
Overall goals9
Archive images
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Archive footage
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Data & analytics
Career breakdown
Interactive stats — click to explore
Overall strike rate
5%
9 goals in 188 games
League strike rate
4%
4 goals in 96 games
European strike rate
7%
1 goals in 14 games
D3 donut · Goals by competition
Goal distribution
Chart.js · Appearances by competition
Appearances split
Goal milestones
First & last goals
First goal
Clydebank (new) v Rangers 1982-08-21
Last goal
Australia 'B' v Rangers 1984-06-05
Total competitive goals
8
Overall goals
9
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