Tom McAdam
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "about". Template:Infobox football biography Thomas Ian McAdam (born 9 April 1954) is a Scottish former footballer who played for a number of British clubs, spending around half of his career with Celtic. He began as a forward but was later converted to a defender, where he played for the majority of his career.
Playing career
McAdam began his career as a striker with Dumbarton in the early 1970s. He joined Dundee Utd in October 1975 for a fee of £37,000[1] and made his debut for the club on 1 November 1975 in a home league fixture against St Johnstone, scoring twice in a 3–1 win.[1][2] Over the next two years, McAdam scored 24 goals in 74 appearances.[1]
Jock Stein signed McAdam for Celtic in September 1977 for a fee of £60,000.[3] He initially struggled to hold down a regular place in the team, and was often on the substitutes bench.[4] Stein's successor as manager, Billy McNeill, played McAdam in central defence in the final league match of season 1978–79, against Rangers; McAdam played well and helped Celtic win 4–2 to clinch the league title.[4] The positional move was a success and McAdam eventually played over 350 games for Celtic before leaving on a free transfer in 1986. McAdam won three league titles, a Scottish Cup[5] and a League Cup[6] in his time at Parkhead.
McAdam then had short spells at Stockport County and Hamilton Accies,[7] before signing for Motherwell.[8] He spent three years at Fir Park before moving to Airdrie in November 1989,[9] where he finished his playing career.
After retirement, McAdam returned to Celtic for a spell during the 1990s as reserve coach.[10]
McAdam's elder brother Colin was also a professional footballer, who played for Celtic's biggest rivals Rangers at the same time as Tom was with Celtic;[11] they played against each other in Old Firm matches eight times.[12] They both started at Dumbarton and played there alongside each other,[13] and both later signed for Motherwell but at different times.
Honours
- Celtic
- Scottish League Champions (3): 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82
- Scottish Cup: 1984–85
- Scottish League Cup: 1982–83
See also
References
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- ↑ Rangers player McAdam, Colin, FitbaStats
- ↑ Sibling Rivalry – The McAdams: Spanning The Great Glasgow Divide, Beyond the Last Man, 11 November 2019
- ↑ Squad & Statistics: 1974/75, The Sons Archive
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External links
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- 1954 births
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Living people
- Scottish men's footballers
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
- Celtic F.C. non-playing staff
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football central defenders
- Men's association football forwards