Tom Sinclair (footballer)

Tom Sinclair (b. Glasgow, Scotland) was a goalkeeper who played at the start of the 20th century.

Sinclair joined Rangers in 1904 and played there for nearly three seasons. He spent most of his time at Ibrox as a reserve, but eventually made 73 first-team appearances.[1] However, Sinclair spent several weeks on loan at Celtic in 1906. At the start of the 1906-07 season, the Celtic goalkeeper Davey Adams cut his hand during a benefit match at Ibrox Stadium . The injury was caused by a nail which had been inserted through a goal-post for a five-a-side tournament. As a gesture of goodwill, Sinclair was loaned to Celtic whilst Adams recovered from injury, and this is the first known transfer between the two Old Firm clubs. Sinclair played six league games and three Glasgow Cup ties for Celtic; keeping clean sheets in every match bar his final game, where Celtic won 3-2 in the Glasgow Cup final.[2][3]

He joined Newcastle United in 1907. Again, he was used mainly as a reserve and made only eight first-team appearances in five years on Tyneside. In these games he kept three clean sheets, conceded three goals and lost only one match.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Sinclair, Tom". FitbaStats. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Quirky injuries". Goalkeepers are Different. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sinclair, Tom". FitbaStats. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Tom Sinclair". 11 v 11. Retrieved 30 October 2014.


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