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Scottish footballer (1934–2023)

Willie Sinclair
Personal information
Full name William Mearns Sinclair
Date of birth (1934-10-14)14 October 1934
Place of birth Coatbridge, Scotland
Date of death 2023 (aged 89)
Place of death Dunfermline, Scotland
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1953 Aberdeen 0 (0)
1953–1959 Falkirk 88 (21)
1959–1960 Huddersfield Town 15 (5)
1960 Tranmere Rovers 4 (0)
1961 Halifax Town 21 (3)
1961–1962 Stirling Albion 18 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Mearns Sinclair (14 October 1934 – 2023) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Aberdeen, Falkirk, Huddersfield Town, Tranmere Rovers, Halifax Town and Stirling Albion.

In the early 1960s, Sinclair moved to Australia where he played for Adelaide Polonia and APIA. He later returned to Scotland, and lived in Fife, where he died in 2023, at the age of 89.

References

  1. "Willie Sinclair". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. "Sinclair, William Mearns". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  3. "Shanks Knocked Willie's Door for a Kickabout". The Sunday Post. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  4. "William Mearns Sinclair". Scotland's People. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

External links

  • Willie Sinclair at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database


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