Billy McLean (field hockey)

Billy McLean

Personal information
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
1967–1971	Kirkcaldy
1971–1973	Uddingston
1973–1980	Edinburgh Civil Service
1980–1985	Grange
National team
Years	Team	Caps
1976–1982	Great Britain	19
1972–1985	Scotland	89
Medal record Field hockey Representing   Great Britain Champions Trophy 1978 Lahore Team competition

William McLean is a former British and Scottish hockey international. He was selected for the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Biography

McLean was educated at Kirkcaldy High School and played club hockey for Kirkcaldy. ^[1] In August 1971 was selected for the Scottish national team pool. ^[2]

He spent two years at Uddingston ^[3] before joining Edinburgh Civil Service, where he would go on to win the Scottish title five times (1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79 and 1979–80).

He made his Great Britain debut on 13 March 1976. ^[4] McLean was part of the bronze-medal winning Great Britain team that competed at the inaugural 1978 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, in Lahore, Pakistan. ^[5]

McLean went to his second Champions Trophy in 1980 and was selected for the Great Britain team for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, but subsequently did not attend due to the boycott. ^{[6] [7]}

After the Olympics he joined Grange and captained the Scotland and Great Britain teams. ^[8] After missing out on a 1984 Summer Olympics place he retired from playing in 1985. ^[9]

References

1. "Hockey Club on Tour" . Fife Free Press. 25 September 1970. Retrieved 27 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Men's Hockey" . Fife Free Press. 13 August 1971. Retrieved 27 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "McLean scores with 30 seconds to go" . The Scotsman. 25 December 1972. Retrieved 27 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Great Britain Caps - Men". Scottish Hockey. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
5. "Gregg gets G.B. Call-up" . Belfast Telegraph. 24 October 1978. Retrieved 26 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Moscow 1980 Olympic Games: Great Britain Team". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
7. "Neil Menzies on short leet for Moscow Olympics" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 20 September 1979. Retrieved 26 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "McLean to lead GB XI" . The Scotsman. 27 November 1982. Retrieved 26 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "McLean quits" . Fife Free Press. 30 August 1985. Retrieved 26 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.