- Sid McClellan
Football player infobox
playername=Sid McClellan
fullname=Sidney Benjamin McClellan
dateofbirth=birthdate|1925|06|11|df=y
cityofbirth=Bromley ,Kent
countryofbirth=England
dateofdeath= 2000
cityofdeath=
countryofdeath=
position=inside forward
years=1949–1955 1956–1957 1958–1958
clubs=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Portsmouth F.C. Leyton Orient F.C.
caps(goals)=68 (29) 37 (9) 12 (4)Sid McClellan (born June,11 1925
Bromley -died 2000) was a pofessional footballer who played for Chelmsford City, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and Leyton Orient. [ Hugman, B, J,(Ed)"The PFA Premier& Football League Players' Records (1946-2005)" 2005 p388 ISBN 1852916656 RetrievedSeptember 15 2008 ]Football career
McClellan joined Spurs from Chelmsford City in August 1949. A speedy, free-scoring
inside forward he made his debut on the 23rd September 1950 against Sunderland. He was a member of thepush and run side which won the 1950-51 Football League. 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 sideDagenham F.C. and took them to the 1969-70 FA Amateur Cup Final.External links
* [http://www.mehstg.com/sidmac.htm Obituary]
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/spurs/spurs.htm Sid McClellan]References
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