Pat McCluskey

Patrick McCluskey (13 April 1952 – 24 August 2020) was a Scottish footballer.

Pat McCluskey

Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-04-13)13 April 1952
Place of birth	Kilsyth, Scotland
Date of death	24 August 2020(2020-08-24) (aged 68)
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Maryhill
1969–1977	Celtic	115	(10)
1970–1971	→ Sligo Rovers (loan)
1977–1980	Dumbarton	112	(12)
1980–1982	Airdrieonians	46	(0)
1982–1983	Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor)	45	(12)
1983–1985	Queen of the South	51	(1)
Total		367	(34)
National team
1973–1975[1]	Scotland U23	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 1970, McCluskey began his professional career with Celtic. However, he went on loan that first season to Sligo Rovers in Ireland.^[2][3] He moved to second-tier Dumbarton in 1977 for £15,000, where he spent three seasons.^[4]

References

1. Scotland U23 player McCluskey, Pat, FitbaStats
2. Pat McCluskey: Huge impact during short spell at the Showgrounds, The Sligo Champion, 29 October 2003 [accompanying image shows George McCluskey]
3. Celtic player McCluskey, Pat, FitbaStats
4. Pat McCluskey player profile Archived 2020-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, Sons Archive

Other websites

• MISL stats
• McCluskey, Pat, The Celtic Wiki