| 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[1] | Scotland U21 | 7 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
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[2][3] and won three Scottish League titles (1978–79, 1980–81 and 1981–82),[4] scoring in the decisive last-day fixtures in 1979[5] and 1982[6] and finishing as top goalscorer in the latter season.[7] In the autumn of his career in 1993, he helped Kilmarnock[8] (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.[9]