John "Jackie" Copland (born 21 March 1947 in Paisley) is a Scottish former

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 as a centre back. Copland spent most of his career with St Mirren (in two spells),

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...

and Dundee United, retiring from football in 1983 after his second spell with the Buddies. Since retiring, Copland continued his association with St Mirren, working in various administrative roles. He was inducted into the St Mirren Hall of Fame in 2016.

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