Graeme Sinclair | |
Fullname: | James Graeme Sinclair |
Birth Date: | 1957 7, df=y |
Birth Place: | Paisley, Scotland |
Position: | Full back |
Years1: | 1976–1982 |
Years2: | 1982–1985 |
Years3: | 1984 |
Years4: | 1984–1985 |
Years5: | 1985 |
Clubs1: | Dumbarton |
Clubs2: | Celtic |
Clubs3: | → Manchester City (loan) |
Clubs4: | → Dumbarton (loan) |
Clubs5: | St Mirren |
Caps1: | 203 |
Caps2: | 52 |
Caps3: | 1 |
Caps4: | 5 |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1977 |
Nationalyears2: | 1978–1980 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland U21[1] |
Nationalteam2: | Scottish League XI[2] |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
James 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] 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,[5] but made just one league appearance, against Portsmouth, in which he was substituted at half-time.[6]