Colin Sinclair (footballer)

Colin Sinclair
Personal information
Full name Colin MacLean Sinclair[1]
Date of birth (1947-12-01) 1 December 1947 (age 77)[1][2]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Linlithgow Rose
1969–1971 Raith Rovers 49 (14)
1971–1976 Darlington 203 (59)
1976–1977 Hereford United 22 (2)
1977 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
1977–1979 Newport County 30 (5)
– Linlithgow Rose
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin MacLean Sinclair (born 1 December 1947[1][2]) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Raith Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic, and in the English Football League for Darlington, Hereford United and Newport County. A forward, he made more than 300 League appearances in all, and ended his career where it had begun, with Scottish junior club Linlithgow Rose.[3]

Sinclair was a member of the Darlington "Dream Team" selected in 2003 via a competition in the club's match programme, as part of the "Farewell to Feethams" celebrations when the club left its longtime home ground.[4]

After retiring from football he went on to develop a successful career in both the licensed and hotel trades from his base in Linlithgow.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Colin Sinclair". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b Hosie, Rab. "Appearance records – S" (DOC). Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
    Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: Soccerdata. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
    "A new-look line-up for Killie". Press and Journal. Aberdeen. 9 August 1969. p. 14. Raith Rovers manager Jimmy Millar is hoping that 21-year-old Colin Sinclair, a product of Linlithgow Rose, who will be making his senior debut against the Light Blues, will inject some zip in attack.
  3. ^ "Colin Sinclair". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Feethams Greatest Game". Farewell to Feethams. Darlington Supporters' Trust. Archived from the original on 18 January 2005.
  5. ^ Amos, Mike (24 November 2000). "Backtrack". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 13 November 2017.


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