Personal information | |||
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Full name | Finlay Sinclair-Smith[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 April 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Marine | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2017 | Blackpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Blackpool | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Marine (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2019 | → Widnes (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2019 | Longridge Town | 8 | (6) |
2019–2021 | FC United of Manchester | 25 | (4) |
2021–2023 | Bamber Bridge | 66 | (23) |
2023– | Marine | 35 | (20) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:09, 7 May 2024 (UTC) |
Finlay Sinclair-Smith (born 21 April 2000) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Marine, as a winger.
Born in Liverpool,[2] Sinclair-Smith joined Blackpool in 2013.[3] He scored on his senior debut, in a 1–1 home draw against Wigan Athletic on 29 August 2017 in the EFL Trophy.[4] In December 2017 he was one of 11 young players recognised by the League Football Education for their achievements "on and off the pitch".[5] He signed a professional contract with Blackpool in May 2018.[3]
Sinclair-Smith was loaned to Marine on 22 September 2018 for 28 days.[6] He remained at the club until January 2019.[7] In February 2019 he moved on loan to Widnes.[8][9]
He was released by Blackpool in the summer of 2019 after his contract expired.[10] He signed for Longridge Town for the 2019–20 season.[11]
In December 2019 he joined FC United of Manchester,[12] and made his debut as a substitute on 21 December in a match against Grantham Town.[13][14]
He signed for Northern Premier League Premier League side Bamber Bridge on a free transfer in September 2021.[15]
Sinclair-Smith then joined Marine in June 2023.[16] He scored the opening goal with a penalty in the 2024 Liverpool Senior Cup final against City of Liverpool, which Marine won 2-0[17] and did the same in the 2-1 win over Macclesfield in the Northern Premier League playoff final.[18]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Blackpool | 2017–18[4] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2018–19[19] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
Marine (loan) | 2018–19[20] | NPL Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 14 | 2 |
Widnes (loan) | 2018–19[9] | NPL Division One West | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Longridge Town | 2019–20[21][22] | NWCFL Premier Division | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 1 | 13 | 9 |
FC United of Manchester | 2019–20[23] | NPL Premier Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | 15 | 2 |
2020–21[23] | NPL Premier Division | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
2021–22[23] | NPL Premier Division | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
Total | 25 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 7 | ||
Bamber Bridge | 2021–22[24] | NPL Premier Division | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 26 | 5 |
2022–23[25] | NPL Premier Division | 41 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 48 | 20 | |
Total | 66 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 25 | ||
Marine | 2023–24[26] | NPL Premier Division | 35 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[g] | 5 | 48 | 26 |
Career total | 152 | 54 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 198 | 71 |