Jackie Sinclair

Jackie (John) Sinclair
Personal information
Full name	John Evens Wright Sinclair
Date of birth	21 July 1943
Place of birth	Culross, Fife, Scotland
Date of death	1 September 2010 (aged 67)
Place of death	Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1961–1965	Dunfermline Athletic
1965–1968	Leicester City
1968–1969	Newcastle United
1969–1973	Sheffield Wednesday
1973	→ Chesterfield (loan)
1973–1975	Dunfermline Athletic
1975–1976	Stenhousemuir
Total
International career
1966	Scotland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Evens Wright Sinclair (21 July 1943 – 1 September 2010) was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger for six different clubs in the English and Scottish leagues. Sinclair played in one international game for Scotland, in 1966.

Family

Several members of his family were involved in high-level football. His uncle Tommy Wright was a Scottish international. His brother Willie Sinclair, his son Chris Sinclair and his cousin Tommy Wright were also professional footballers.^[2]

Playing career

Club career

He began his career at Dunfermline Athletic in his native Scotland, and moved south of the border to join Leicester City in May 1965.

In January 1968, Sinclair joined Newcastle United, where he became a member of the team that won the 1969 Fairs Cup.^[3] In December 1969, he was sold to Sheffield Wednesday, where he spent three-and-a-half seasons before finishing his career back in Scotland with his former club Dunfermline, and lastly Stenhousemuir.

International career

While at Leicester, Sinclair won his solitary cap for Scotland, appearing in a 1966 friendly match against Portugal.^[4]

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.^[5]