George McCluskey
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.
| 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 | Scotland U21 | 7 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 and won three Scottish League titles (1978–79, 1980–81 and 1981–82), scoring in the decisive last-day fixtures in 1979 and 1982 and finishing as top goalscorer in the latter season. In the autumn of his career in 1993, he helped Kilmarnock (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.