Career
Clunie played for Aberdeen in the 1954 Scottish Cup Final, which they lost 2–1 to Celtic at Hampden Park. He played for Aberdeen in the 1955 Scottish League Cup Final, defeating Street Mirren 2-1 at Hampden Park. Clunie also played for Aberdeen in the 1959 Scottish Cup Final, which they lost 3–1 to Street Mirren in front of a crowd of 108,000 at Hampden Park.
A year later he transferred to Street Mirren, for whom he played in the 1962 Scottish Cup Final.
Clunie was the first player to be substituted in a Scottish match, when he was replaced by Archie Gemmell after 23 minutes of the Scottish Cup tie against Clyde on the 13th of August, 1966. Clunie went on to manage Street Mirren from 1978 to 1981, replacing Alex Ferguson.
He took Street Mirren into Europe for the first time ever after they finished third in the league in 1981. Clunie also managed Kilmarnock from 1981 to 1985.