John Evens Wright Sinclair (21 July 1943 – 1 September 2010) was a Scottish

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who played as a winger for six different clubs in the English and Scottish leagues. Sinclair played in one international game for

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, 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.

Playing career

Club career

He began his career at Dunfermline Athletic in his native Scotland, and moved south of the border to join

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in May 1965. In January 1968, Sinclair joined

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

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, 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

, appearing in a 1966 friendly match against

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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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinclair, Jackie 1943 births 2010 deaths People from Culross Association football wingers Scottish footballers Scotland international footballers Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Deaths from cancer in Scotland