Sidney Benjamin McClellan (11 June 1925 – 16 December 2000) was a professional footballer who played for

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and

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Football career

McClellan joined Spurs from Chelmsford City in August 1949. A speedy, free-scoring

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he made his debut on 23 September 1950 against

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. He was a member of the

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side which won the

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. McClellan played a total of 70 games and scored on 32 occasions in all competitions for the club. He joined Portsmouth in a £5,000 deal in November 1956 and featured in 37 Football League matches and scoring nine goals. McClellan ended his playing career at Leyton Orient, where he went on to make 12 appearances and score on four occasions. After retiring as a player he was the coach for the successful non-league side

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and took them to the 1969-70 FA Amateur Cup Final.

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