Bob McLean (Scottish footballer)

Robert McLean (9 June 1892 – 1970) was a Scottish footballer, born in Glasgow, who played as a left half for Alloa Athletic and Doncaster Rovers.

Bob McLean
Personal information
Full name Robert McLean
Date of birth (1892-06-09)9 June 1892
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 1970 (aged 77–78)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1922 Alloa Athletic
1922–1929 Doncaster Rovers 176 (4)
1929–1930 Waterford Celtic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After the end of WW1, he played for Alloa Athletic, winning the Scottish Second Division Championship with them in the 1921–22 season.[2] He moved to Doncaster Rovers, then in the Midland League, from Alloa in 1922. He was a constant feature in the line up for his first four seasons, but then his presence tailed off. For a time he wore the skippers armband.[3] In all competitions he made 196 appearances for Doncaster, scoring 4 times.

Following his last game for Doncaster on 16 September 1929 at Halifax,[4] he moved to Waterford Celtic, a side in turmoil at the time and who wound up at the end of that season.[5]

Some time later, McClean was appointed trainer and groundsman at Doncaster from the beginning of the 1943−44 season.[4] He died in 1970.

Honours

Alloa Athletic

References
  1. "Optimists of the North. Doncaster Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  2. "History". Alloa Athletic F.C. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. "DONCASTER ROVERS' 30-YEAR STRUGGLE WITH POVERTY". The (Singapore) Straits Times. 19 April 1936. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879–2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
  5. "A Celtic Connection". Waterford United Football Club. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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