John McLean (footballer, born 1877)
John McLean (1877 – 1958) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender (capable of playing at left or right back, which in that era were the most withdrawn positions on the field). He played for Vale of Leven, at that time playing outwith the Scottish Football League, for seven years[2] before joining Liverpool in May 1903.[3] He played four English Football League matches early in the 1903–04 campaign, but the team failed to win any of these games and he was dropped (the results did not improve, however, and the club was relegated at the end of the season);[4] he then left to join Motherwell in June 1904.[5][a] McLean spent six years as a regular at Fir Park[7] before returning to Vale of Leven for one further season.[8][b]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John McLean | ||
| Date of birth | 1877[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bonhill, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1958 | ||
| Place of death | Larbert, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1896–1903 | Vale of Leven | ||
| 1903–1904 | Liverpool | 4 | (0) |
| 1904–1910 | Motherwell | 132 | (0) |
| 1910–1911 | Vale of Leven | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ^ a b 1891 Scotland Census, via Ancestry UK. Retrieved 26 February 2022
- ^ "About John McLean". Play Up Liverpool. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "John McLean transferred to Liverpool". Evening Telegraph. 23 May 1903. Retrieved 9 September 2020 – via Play Up Liverpool.
- ^ "Players – John McLean". LFC History. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Liverpool player for Motherwell". The Evening Post. 4 June 1904. Retrieved 9 September 2020 – via Play Up Liverpool.
- ^ "James McLean". LFC History. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "John McLean". MotherWELLnet. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Around the Country. | Miscellaneous. The Scottish Referee, 28 May 1906. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
Notes
edit- ^ This source originally named the player 'James McLean', being amended around 2017.[6]
- ^ In the source, his record has been merged with that of an earlier Liverpool player of the same name and position.
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