John Bonar McClelland (5 March 1935 – 15 June 2024) was an English professional

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who scored 102 goals from 373 games playing in

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for

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, Lincoln City, Queens Park Rangers,

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and Newport County. He played as an outside right. McClelland was born in

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

, and began his professional football career with

. He joined Lincoln City in September 1958, in part exchange for George Hannah, and in his second season was the club's leading scorer with 18 goals. Queens Park Rangers paid £14,000 for his services at the start of the 1961–62 season. He stayed there two years before moving on to

for £10,000, where he spent five years before finishing his career with Newport County in 1968–69. McClelland was married to former sprinter Heather Armitage. He died on 15 June 2024, at the age of 89.

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1935 births 2024 deaths Footballers from Bradford English men's footballers Men's association football outside forwards English Football League players Manchester City F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players {{England-footy-forward-1930s-stub