Colin McAdam (footballer)

Colin McAdam

Personal information
Full name	Colin McAdam
Date of birth	28 August 1951 (1951-08-28) (age 60)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position	Defender / Striker (Retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1969-1975	Dumbarton	70	(11)
1975-1978	Motherwell	62	(3)
1977-1980	Partick Thistle	70	(24)
1980-1984	Rangers	65	(15)
1984-1985	Adelaide City	2	(0)
1985-1986	Hearts	6	(0)
1986-1988	Partick Thistle	23	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Colin McAdam (born 28 August 1951 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former professional football player best known for his time with Rangers. He played as both a centre back and a striker during his career.

Playing career

McAdam started his professional career as a defender with Dumbarton and had spells at Motherwell and Partick Thistle.

Rangers

He joined Rangers for £165,000 in June 1980. He made his debut for Rangers on the 9 August 1980 in a Premier Division match against Airdrieonians which finished as a 1-1 draw. Under then manager John Greig, McAdam played mainly as a striker. His first goal came in his second appearance (against Partick Thistle) and set him on the road to an end of season tally of 21.

The following season proved not to be quite as successful and McAdam found himself being played in defence to cover injuries. Gradually he became more of a squad player and found himself surplus to requirements when Jock Wallace took over the reins at the club for his second spell in charge. After 99 first team appearances and 32 goals he left Ibrox.

Hearts

After a two game stint with Australian side Adelaide City he returned to Scotland to sign for Hearts in September 1985.^[1] He left Tynecastle in October 1986 having only played six times, all as a substitute.^[2]

Partick Thistle

He re-joined former club Partick Thistle for two seasons, who were now under the control of former teammate Derek Johnstone.

Later career and retirement

After spells in the juniors with Irvine Meadow and Maryhill, McAdam retired in 1990.

References

1. ^ "McAdam, Colin". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/M/MCA.html. Retrieved 18 May 2010. 
2. ^ "Colin McAdam". London Hearts. http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/mcadamcolin.html. Retrieved 18 May 2010. 

External links

• Colin McAdam's career stats

Persondata
Name	Macadam, Colin
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish footballer
Date of birth	28 August 1951
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death