Scott William Inglis "Billy" Sinclair (born 21 March 1943) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an wing-half.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott William Inglis Sinclair[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing-half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Riverside Juveniles | |||
| Greenock Morton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1966 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| 1966–1967 | Glentoran | ||
| 1967 | → Detroit Cougars | 10 | (0) |
| 1968–1969 | Kilmarnock | 10 | (0) |
| 1969–1970 | Glentoran | ||
| Linfield | |||
| Club Marconi | |||
| 1975–1978 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975–1979 | Sligo Rovers (player-manager) | ||
| 1979–1980 | Glenavon | ||
| 1985–1992 | Cliftonville | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editSinclair started his career with Greenock Morton before moving to English side Chelsea in 1964.[1] Having only made one appearance for Chelsea, he moved to Northern Ireland to sign for Glentoran.[1] Due to an arrangement between Glentoran and American side Detroit Cougars, Sinclair played ten games in the 1967 United Soccer Association season.[2]
He returned to his native Scotland in 1968, spending one season with Kilmarnock, where he made ten appearances, before a return to Glentoran the following season.[1][3] He had a spell with Linfield before moving to Australia to play for Club Marconi.[1] His last club was Sligo Rovers, before going into management.[1]
Coaching career
editWhile at Sligo Rovers, Sinclair assumed the position of player-manager, before briefly managing Glenavon.[1] He also managed Cliftonville between 1985 and 1992.[4][5]
Personal life
editSinclair was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2020.[6] His son has spoken out about the treatment of ex-footballers, and has called for better welfare support, as well as the disease to be treated as an industrial injury.[7][8]
Honours
editGlentoran
Sligo Rovers
Individual
- Malcolm Brodie Lifetime Achievement Award: 2021[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Billy Sinclair at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Billy Sinclair". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Kilmarnock : 1946/47 - 2013/14". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Managing expectations". cliftonvillefc.net. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ a b Beacom, Steven (25 April 2021). "Billy Sinclair's surprise at lifetime achievement award from Ulster Footballer of the Year organisers". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Dementia: Footballer's son backs industrial injury call". bbc.co.uk. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Our King Billy in the thoughts of all at Sligo Rovers". sligorovers.com. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ McGovern, Eimear (21 March 2021). "'Players from dad's era didn't know about dementia risks', says son of Glentoran legend Billy Sinclair". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Back to the Oval for the Glentoran Greats". Glentoran FC. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Sligo Rovers win the League in 1977". RTE. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2022.