David McLean (footballer born 1887)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Prophet McLean | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Forfar, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 23 December 1967 (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. |
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David Prophet McLean (13 December 1890 – 23 December 1967) was a Scottish internationalist Association footballer. McLean represented Celtic, Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, Rangers, Bradford Park Avenue, Dundee and three spells at Forfar Athletic. McLean played as a striker scoring consistently throughout his career.
In his years with Celtic from 1907 until 1909 he won a Glasgow Cup medal in 1907. He 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.
In England he top scored twice in successive seasons in England's top flight when playing for the The Wednesday as the Sheffield club were then named. The first two of those occasions he shared the distinction before he was outright winner in 1913/14.
He later played for Celtic's cross-town rivals, Rangers. He top scored in the Scottish league in 1918/19. He thus became the first player to be outright top scorer in the top divisions in both England and Scotland. The feat has since only been matched by McLean's future team mate at Dundee, Dave Halliday.
McLean joined Dundee in 1922 where in McLean's first season he was a team mate of Alex Troup. Dave Halliday top scored in Dundee's run to the 1924-25 Scottish Cup Final. In the final McLean's goal had Dundee leading at half time. Celtic's Patsy Gallacher equalised before Jimmy McGrory headed a last minute Celtic winner.
He received one international cap for Scotland, in a 1912 British Home Championship match against England.
In the International Federation of Football History & Statistics updated 2008 list of the world's most successful top division goal scorers (1888-2008), McLean was placed at 43rd equal with 316 top division strikes.
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