Personal information | |||
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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]