Career
He also played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Stoke, Coventry City and Walsall. Born in Workington, Cumberland, McClure was a powerful player with good positional ability, who captained Birmingham"s reserve team before establishing himself as club captain and linchpin of the first team"s defence. He played for the Football League XI in 1921-1922 against the Irish Football League.
After leaving Birmingham he went on to play for four other Midlands teams, Aston Villa, Stoke, Coventry City and Walsall.
On retiring from playing he worked for short periods as trainer at various clubs, including trainer of Birmingham"s juniors, and in 1932 he was appointed assistant manager of the club under Leslie Knighton and later under George Liddell. After leaving football he worked for Rudge motorcycles and went on to run a successful haulage business in Small Heath, Birmingham.
During the First World War McClure served in the Royal Navy and was involved in the Zeebrugge Raid. He died in Birmingham at the age of 81.