John Clelland
John White Clelland (6 January 1863 – 7 September 1944) 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 mainly for Royal Albert during his career, winning the Lanarkshire Cup four times; his brothers also played for the club. He also played for Cowlairs, and while there was selected for the Glasgow FA team (he also played for Lanarkshire). 

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; he remains the only serving Royal Albert player to have been selected for international duty.

He also played lawn bowls to a high standard, and was a distance runner with Clydesdale Harriers.

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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1863 births
1944 deaths
Footballers from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Scottish men's footballers
Scotland men's international footballers
Men's association football central defenders
Men's association football wing halves
Royal Albert F.C. players
Publicans
Deaths from cancer in Scotland