David McLean (footballer born 1887)

David McLean

Personal information
Full name	David Prophet McLean
Date of birth	13 December 1890(1890-12-13)
Place of birth	Forfar, Scotland
Date of death	23 December 1967(1967-12-23) (aged 77)
Place of death	Forfar, Scotland
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
?–1907	Forfar Athletic
1907–1909	Celtic	24	(19)
1909–1911	Preston North End	49	(25)
1911–1915	Sheffield Wednesday	132	(88)
1918–1919	Rangers	24	(29)
1919	Sheffield Wednesday	3	(0)
1919–1922	Bradford Park Avenue	85	(49)
1922	Forfar Athletic
1922–1926	Dundee	114	(43)
1926–1931	Forfar Athletic	153	(72)
National team
1912	Scotland	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David Prophet McLean (13 December 1890 – 23 December 1967) was a Scottish internationalist Association footballer.

Biography

During his playing career, McLean represented several clubs, including Celtic, Preston North End,Sheffield Wednesday,Third Lanark Rangers,Bradford Park Avenue, Dundee and three spells at Forfar Athletic.He is best known however for his years with Celtic from 1907 until 1909. He won a Glasgow Cup medal in 1907, and played a great part in Celtic's famous fortnight in April 1909 when they played eight games in twelve days to win the Scottish League. He was not however able to displace his great friend, the mighty Jimmy Quinn, and that was why he moved on to Preston North End.

He received one international cap for Scotland, in a 1912 British Home Championship match against England.^[1]

McLean also played cricket for Strathmore C.C. and famously played in the game in June 1930 at The Hill in Kirriemuir when J.M. Barrie opened the pavilion, and two members of the touring Australian side, one of them the great Macartney played before a packed crowd.Apart from when his footballing career took him elsewhere, he lived in Forfar all his life, frequently attending football matches and often invited to be the guest of Celtic at games in which they were involved. He died in December 1967.

He is not to be confused with another David McLean, who managed Bristol Rovers, East Fife and Hearts.^[2]

References

• Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2. 
• "David McLean". Scotland The Complete Record. http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/davidprophetmclean.html. Retrieved 2007-10-26. 
• "David McLean". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. http://www.adrianbullock.com/swfc/stats/play0399.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-26. 
• "TheCelticWiki". http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/McLean,+David?t=anon. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 

1. ^ Sat 23 Mar 1912 Scotland 1 England 1, London Hearts.
2. ^ "David McLean remembered". Heart of Midlothian F.C. official website. 14 February 2011. http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20110214/david-mclean-remembered_2241384_2293245. Retrieved 14 February 2011. 

• Forfar Greats - David Potter 2009

External links

• David McLean management career stats at Soccerbase
• David McLean at scottishfa.co.uk

Persondata
Name	Maclean, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	13 December 1890
Place of birth	Forfar, Scotland
Date of death	23 December 1967
Place of death	Forfar, Scotland