David McLean (footballer, born 1890)

David McLean
Personal information
Full name David Prophet McLean
Date of birth (1890-12-13)13 December 1890
Place of birth Forfar, Scotland
Date of death 21 December 1967(1967-12-21) (aged 77)
Place of death Forfar, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Forfar West End
Forfar Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907 Forfar Athletic
1907–1909 Celtic 24 (19)
1909–1911 Preston North End 49 (25)
1911–1919 Wednesday 135 (88)
1915–1918Third Lanark (loan) 85 (70)
1918–1919Rangers (loan) 24 (29)
1919–1922 Bradford (Park Avenue) 85 (49)
1922 Forfar Athletic
1922–1926 Dundee 114 (43)
1926–1931 Forfar Athletic 153 (72)
Total 669 (395)
International career
1912 Scotland 1 (0)
1918[1] Scotland (wartime) 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Prophet McLean (13 December 1890[2] – 21 December 1967) was a Scottish Association football striker. He scored over 150 goals in each of the Scottish and English football leagues. At club level he represented Celtic, Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, Third Lanark, Rangers, Bradford (Park Avenue), Dundee and Forfar Athletic. He had one cap for Scotland.

  1. ^ 45,000 view the charity 'national match Archived 14 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Sunday Post, 9 June 1918 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
  2. ^ "David Prophet McLean - www.scottishleague.net".