Graeme Sinclair

Graeme Sinclair
Personal information
Full name James Graeme Sinclair[1]
Date of birth (1957-07-01) 1 July 1957
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Playing position 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)
National team
1977 Scotland U21[2] 1 (0)
1978–1980 Scottish League XI[3] 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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][6] 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,[7] but made just one league appearance, against Portsmouth, in which he was substituted at half-time.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Graeme Sinclair". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=31
  3. ↑ http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/graemesinclair.html
  4. ↑ "CELTIC : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  5. ↑ McNeill, Billy (28 March 2009). "We need an unlikely hero". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  6. ↑ Hannan, Martin (16 March 2003). "Two slips from Amsterdam and Celtic were through". Scotland On Sunday. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  7. ↑ James, Gary (2006). Manchester City - The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. p. 437. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.
  8. ↑ Patrick Barclay (1984-11-26). "City wriggle out of Pompey's Webb". The Guardian. p. 24.
  • Graeme Sinclair at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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