Graeme Sinclair
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graeme Sinclair | ||
| Date of birth | 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[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | Scottish League XI[2] | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Graeme Sinclair (born 1 July 1957) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Dumbarton, Celtic, Manchester City and St. Mirren.[3] Sinclair man-marked Johan Cruyff when Celtic beat Ajax in a 1982–83 European Cup tie.[4][5] Sinclair won a Scottish League Cup winner's medal in December 1983 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
- ↑ http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=31
- ↑ http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/graemesinclair.html
- ↑ "CELTIC : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ↑ McNeill, Billy (28 March 2009). "We need an unlikely hero". The Scottish Sun. 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 (1984-11-26). "City wriggle out of Pompey's Webb". The Guardian. p. 24.