Finlay Sinclair-Smith
English footballer
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Finlay Sinclair-Smith (born 21 April 2000) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League North club Marine.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Finlay Sinclair-Smith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marine | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Marine | 35 | (20) |
| 2024 | Radcliffe | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Marine | 59 | (13) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:43, 12 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
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]
After a spell at Radcliffe, Sinclair-Smith returned to Marine in July 2024.[19]
Career statistics
- As of 15 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[20] | 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[21] | 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[22][23] | NWCFL Premier Division | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| FC United of Manchester | 2019–20[24] | NPL Premier Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| 2020–21[24] | NPL Premier Division | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2021–22[24] | 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[25] | NPL Premier Division | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| 2022–23[26] | 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[27] | NPL Premier Division | 35 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[g] | 5 | 48 | 26 |
| Radcliffe | 2024–25 | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marine | 2024–25[28] | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 152 | 54 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 198 | 71 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- Appearance(s) in Liverpool Senior Cup
- Two appearances and one goal in FA Vase, one appearance in Lancashire Senior Cup
- One appearance FA Trophy, one appearance and goal in Manchester Premier Cup
- One appearance FA Trophy, one appearance in Lancashire Senior Cup, two appearances in NPL Premier Division play-offs
- Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, four appearances and three goals in Liverpool Senior Cup, two appearances and one goal in NPL Premier Division play-offs