John McLean (footballer, born 1880)

John McLean was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender (capable of playing at left or right back, which in that era were the most withdrawn positions on the field). He played for Vale of Leven, at that time playing outwith the Scottish Football League, for seven years[4] before joining Liverpool in May 1903.[1] He played four Football League matches early in the 1903–04 campaign, but the team failed to win any of these games and he was dropped (the results did not improve, however, and the club was relegated at the end of the season);[5] he then left to join Motherwell in June 1904.[2][lower-alpha 4] McLean spent six years as a regular at Fir Park[7] before returning to Vale of Leven for one further season.[8][lower-alpha 5]

John McLean
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1880[1][lower-alpha 1][2][lower-alpha 2]
Place of birth Scotland[lower-alpha 3]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1896–1903 Vale of Leven
1903–1904 Liverpool 4 (0)
1904–1910 Motherwell 132 (0)
1910–1911 Vale of Leven 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References
  1. "John McLean transferred to Liverpool". Evening Telegraph. 23 May 1903. Retrieved 9 September 2020 – via Play Up Liverpool.
  2. "Liverpool player for Motherwell". The Evening Post. 4 June 1904. Retrieved 9 September 2020 – via Play Up Liverpool.
  3. Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  4. "About John McLean". Play Up Liverpool. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. "Players - John McLean". LFC History. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. "James McLean". LFC History. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  7. "John McLean". MotherWELLnet. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  1. This reference states he was 23 years old at the time, i.e born circa 1880.
  2. This reference states he was 26 years old at the time, i.e born circa 1878.
  3. Assuming he was also born in the Vale of Leven there are three possibilities: two John McLeans were born in Bonhill during 1877 and one in 1880.[3]
  4. This source originally named the player 'James McLean', being amended around 2017.[6]
  5. In the source, his record has been merged with that of an earlier Liverpool player of the same name and position.
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