Colin Sinclair (footballer)

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Colin Sinclair
Personal information
Full name Colin MacLean Sinclair [1]
Date of birth (1947-12-01) 1 December 1947 (age 75) [1] [2]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Linlithgow Rose
1969–1971 Raith Rovers 49 (14)
1971–1976 Darlington 203 (59)
1976–1977 Hereford United 22 (2)
1977Dunfermline 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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 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.