George McCluskey
Appearance
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | George McKinley Cassidy McCluskey | ||
Date of birth | 19 September 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1973 |
Celtic Boys Club | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1983 | Celtic | 145 | (54) |
1973–1974 | → Thorniewood United (loan) | ||
1983–1986 | Leeds United | 73 | (16) |
1986–1989 | Hibernian | 83 | (16) |
1989–1992 | Hamilton Academical | 95 | (34) |
1992–1994 | Kilmarnock | 57 | (13) |
1994–1996 | Clyde | 35 | (8) |
Total | 488 | (141) | |
International career | |||
1978–1982[1] | Scotland U21 | 7 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George McKinley Cassidy McCluskey (born 19 September 1957) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a forward for Celtic, Leeds United, Hibernian, Hamilton Academical, Kilmarnock and Clyde. He represented Scotland up to under-21 level.
While with Celtic (his childhood and formative team and longest spell as a professional at eight seasons, otherwise spending two or three years at each club), he scored the winning goal in the
1980 Scottish Cup Final[2][3] and won three Scottish League titles (1978–79, 1980–81 and 1981–82),[4] scoring in the decisive last-day fixtures in 1979[5] and 1982[6] and finishing as top goalscorer in the latter season.[7] In the autumn of his career in 1993, he helped Kilmarnock[8] (managed by his Celtic teammate and friend Tommy Burns) gain promotion to the top tier from the First Division
, where they remained for 28 years.
McCluskey is now a coach at Celtic's
Youth Academy.[9]
Personal life
George McCluskey's son Barry is registered blind and is a
Celtic Boys Club (for which George also played) in the 1970s.[13][14] The siblings are not related to Pat McCluskey
who also played for Celtic in the 1970s.
References
- ^ Scotland U21 player McCluskey, George, FitbaStats
- ^ Celtic legend George McCluskey: I scored the goal that still gets me blame for the fact fans can't get a pint at the game anymore, Daily Record, 22 October 2016
- ^ George McCluskey's trip down memory lane, Celtic FC, 9 March 2014
- ^ Celtic player McCluskey, George, FitbaStats
- ^ When 10 men won the league, Celtic FC, 21 May 2012
- ^ 15 May 1982 – The Day We Won The League for Doyle, The Celtic Star, 15 May 2019
- ^ Scotland - List of Topscorers, RSSSF
- ^ Kimarnock player McCluskey, George, FitbaStats
- ^ "Tonight on the Huddle Online". Celtic FC. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Celtic legend George McCluskey's son is making his mark on the blind golf scene, Daily Record, 30 August 2018
- ^ Celtic player McCluskey, John, FitbaStats
- ^ Oates, Kathleen (12 December 2019). "Karamoko Dembele enters history books as Celtic youngster makes European debut against CFR Cluj". The Scotsman. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ McCluskey, John, The Celtic Wiki
- TheFreeLibrary)
- Playing for the Hoops: The George McCluskey Story, Aidan Donaldson, 2016, ISBN 9781910324851
External links
- George McCluskey at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- McCluskey, George at The Celtic Wiki