John McLean (born 22 May 1872) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool in The Football League.
McLean signed for Liverpool from the Scottish junior ranks during the 1894–95 Football League season as reinforcement for their defence which was not performing well. He made his debut against Stoke in a 3–1 defeat, and made a further 20 appearances that season. He featured less in the following campaign as the only two positions he could play (right and left back) were occupied, so he made a total of eight more appearances for Liverpool before he left in 1897.
He thereafter moved around several clubs, mainly being used in the centre half position, firstly to Grimsby Town (where he was brought in as a replacement for Sandy Higgins),Grimsby Town Football Club, Leeds Mercury, 7 August 1897, via Play Up Liverpool and later Bristol City, Bristol Rovers,Bristol Rovers: The Official Definitive History, Stephen Byrne, Mike Jay; Amberley Publishing Limited, 2014; Millwall and Queens Park Rangers, winning the 1907–08 Southern Football League title with the West LondonersSouthern League Champions 1907-08, QPR Report, 31 March 2011 and playing in the subsequent 1908 FA Charity Shield.The Eighth Taddy & Co. QPR Cigarette Card – John McLean, Independent R's, 18 June 2014
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External links Official Liverpool FC website profile