Colin MacLean Sinclair (born 1 December 1947) is a Scottish former professional

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for

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. The club has won f ...

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Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently compete in the after winning the 2022–23 Scottish League One title. Dunfermline play at ...

, and in the

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Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

and Newport County. A

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, he made more than 300 League appearances in all, and ended his career where it had begun, with Scottish

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Linlithgow Rose Linlithgow Rose Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Linlithgow, West Lothian. The team plays in the , which is the fifth tier of Scottish football, having won the 2022–23 East of Scotland Football League Premier Division. Wi ...

. Sinclair was a member of the Darlington "Dream Team" selected in 2003 via a competition in the club's match programme, as part of the "Farewell to

Feethams Feethams is a cricket and former football grounds in Darlington, England. The cricket ground has hosted Durham CCC matches. The football ground was the home of Darlington F.C. for from 1883 to 2003 until the club moved into another ground, no ...

" celebrations when the club left its longtime home ground. After retiring from football he went on to develop a successful career in both the licensed and hotel trades from his base in

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1947 births Living people Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Raith Rovers F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Linlithgow Rose F.C. players Scotland men's youth international footballers 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-forward-1940s-stub