title: Willie McLean (footballer, born 1935)
text: # Willie McLean (footballer, born 1935)
  
  Willie McLean (born 2 April 1935) is a Scottish former association footballer and manager. He managed two of the clubs he had played for, Queen of the South and Raith Rovers.
  
  ## Brothers
  
  Willie is the elder brother of Jim McLean and Tommy McLean, who also played and managed for senior Scottish clubs.
  
  ## Queen of the South
  
  McLean was part of the 1961/62 George Farm managed Queen of the South side that won promotion to the top division of Scottish football. As well as player/manager Farm, McLean was a teammate of Neil Martin, Jim Patterson and Iain McChesney.
  
  McLean returned to Dumfries in the 1970s, this time as manager. In 1975 his second-place finish was only denied promotion to the top division of Scottish football by league reconstruction. He left Palmerston Park that summer and was replaced by Mike Jackson.
  
  