James Cleland (footballer)

James Cleland
Personal information
Full name James W. Cleland
Date of birth 7 October 1869
Place of birth Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death 17 November 1942(1942-11-17) (aged 73)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1889–1891 Minerva
1891–1894 Royal Albert
1894–1895 Third Lanark
1895–1896 St Bernard's
1895Liverpool (loan) 1 (0)
1896–1897 Abercorn
1897–1898 Partick Thistle
National team
1891 Scotland[1] 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


James Cleland (1870 1940) was a former Scottish footballer. He made one appearance for Scotland, on 28 March 1891 against Ireland.[1]

Cleland made one appearance for Liverpool, it came in the test match against Bury at the end of the 1894–95 season. Injuries to key players meant that Cleland got the chance to play for the club, following his loan from Edinburgh club St Bernard's.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "James Cleland". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. "James Cleland". LFC History. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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