William John "Jack" McClelland (11 August 1930 – 2004) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

, Swindon Town and

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

Career

McClelland was born in

Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...

and played for local side Colchester United. He impressed in the club's reserve side and was spotted by scouts at First Division

who paid a small fee to acquire his signature. However, he failed to impress managing just four matches in 1952–53 and none the following season. He left the Victoria Ground in August 1954 and spent a season with Swindon Town and then

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McClelland, Jack English men's footballers Stoke City F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players English Football League players 1930 births 2004 deaths Men's association football forwards Footballers from Colchester