Jackie Sinclair was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger for six different clubs in the English and Scottish leagues.

Family

Several members of his family were involved in high-level football. His uncle Tommy Wright

Tommy Wright (footballer born 1928)

Tommy Wright was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a midfielder.-Club career:...

 was a Scottish international. His brother Willie Sinclair

Willie Sinclair

William Mearns "Willie" Sinclair is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Aberdeen, Falkirk, Huddersfield Town, Tranmere Rovers, Halifax Town & Stirling Albion....

, his son Chris Sinclair

Chris Sinclair

Chris Sinclair is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a winger.-Early and personal life:His father Jackie and uncle Willie Sinclair were also professional footballers, as were his father's uncle Tommy Wright, Sr...

 and his cousin Tommy Wright were also professional footballers.

Club career

He began his career at Dunfermline Athletic

Dunfermline Athletic F.C.

Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League....

 in his native Scotland, and moved south of the border to join Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...

 in May 1965.

In January 1968, Sinclair joined Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...

, where he became a member of the team that won the 1969 Fairs Cup. In December 1969, he was sold to Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...

, where he spent three-and-a-half seasons before finishing his career back in Scotland with his former club Dunfermline, and lastly Stenhousemuir

Stenhousemuir F.C.

Stenhousemuir FC is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division....

.

International career

While at Leicester, Sinclair won his solitary cap for Scotland

Scotland national football team

The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...

, appearing in a 1966 friendly against Portugal

Portugal national football team

The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...

.

Death

Sinclair died in September 2010, aged 67, following a long battle with cancer. He was the first member of Newcastle's Fairs Cup winning side to die.

External links

• Jackie Sinclair, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database