Graeme Sinclair
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Graeme Sinclair[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1982 | Dumbarton | 203 | (2) |
| 1982–1985 | Celtic | 52 | (1) |
| 1984 | → Manchester City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1985 | St Mirren | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1977 | Scotland U21[2] | 1 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | Scottish League XI[3] | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Graeme Sinclair (born 1 July 1957) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Dumbarton, Celtic, Manchester City and St Mirren.[4] Sinclair man-marked Johan Cruyff when Celtic beat Ajax in a 1982–83 European Cup tie.[5] Sinclair won a Scottish League Cup winner's medal in December 1982 when he played in the Celtic side that won 2-1 in the final against Rangers. In November 1984 his former Celtic manager Billy McNeill signed him on loan for Manchester City. He made his debut in a 4–1 League Cup defeat at Chelsea,[6] but made just one league appearance, against Portsmouth, in which he was substituted at half-time.[7]
References
- ^ "Graeme Sinclair". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Scotland U21 Player Jim Sinclair Details".
- ^ "Graeme Sinclair - Scotland Football League Record from 26 Apr 1978 to 17 Mar 1980 clubs - Dumbarton".
- ^ "CELTIC : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ Hannan, Martin (16 March 2003). "Two slips from Amsterdam and Celtic were through". Scotland On Sunday. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ James, Gary (2006). Manchester City - The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. p. 437. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.
- ^ Patrick Barclay (26 November 1984). "City wriggle out of Pompey's Webb". The Guardian. p. 24.
External links
- Graeme Sinclair at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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- Living people
- Scottish footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire
- Scottish Football League representative players
- 1957 births
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Scottish football defender, 1950s birth stubs