{{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{About|the Scottish footballer|the English footballer|Tom McAdam (English footballer)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Tom McAdam | fullname = Thomas Ian McAdam<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|12139|accessdate=8 April 2020}}</ref> | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1954|4|9}}<ref name=Hugman/> | birth_place = Glasgow,<ref name=Hugman/> Scotland | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/344 344] |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/344}}</ref> | position = Centre forward / Central defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1970–1975 | clubs1 = Dumbarton | caps1 = 77 | goals1 = 30 | years2 = 1975–1977 | clubs2 = Dundee United | caps2 = 61 | goals2 = 21 | years3 = 1977–1986 | clubs3 = Celtic | caps3 = 261 | goals3 = 37 | years4 = 1986 | clubs4 = Stockport County | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 1986 | clubs5 = Hamilton Academical | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1986–1989 | clubs6 = Motherwell | caps6 = 99 | goals6 = 3 | years7 = 1989–1991 | clubs7 = Airdrieonians | caps7 = 24 | goals7 = 1 | totalcaps = 530 | totalgoals = 93 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = }} '''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<ref name="dutd">{{cite web|url=http://www.arabarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=589 |title=Tom McAdam - Player Statistics (The Arab Archive - Dundee United Historical Archive) |publisher=The Arab Archive |accessdate=10 August 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name="dutd" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=2939 |title=Dundee United 3-1 St Johnstone, Nov 1st 1975, Tannadice Park |publisher=The Arab Archive |accessdate=10 August 2013}}</ref> Over the next two years, McAdam scored 24 goals in 74 appearances.<ref name="dutd" />
Jock Stein signed McAdam for Celtic in September 1977 for a fee of £60,000.<ref>{{cite web|first=Darryl |last=Broadfoot |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/where-are-they-now-tom-mcadam-still-busy-1.380849 |title=Where are they now Tom McAdam: still busy |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow |date=6 September 1997 |accessdate=10 August 2013}}</ref> He initially struggled to hold down a regular place in the team, and was often on the substitutes bench.<ref name="bmb">{{cite news|last=Spiers|first=Graham|title=The battling McAdam brothers|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13119689.Spiers_on_Saturday__the_battling_McAdam_brothers/|accessdate=27 December 2015|work=The Herald|location=Glasgow|date=24 August 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name="bmb" /> 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/game.php?gameid=9864|title = Celtic 2 - 1 Dundee United, Scottish Cup (18/05/1985)}}</ref> and a League Cup<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/game.php?gameid=75962|title=Celtic 2 - 1 Rangers, League Cup (04/12/1982)}}</ref> in his time at Parkhead.
McAdam then had short spells at Stockport County and Hamilton Accies,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe296447/tom-mcadam/ |title=Tom McAdam |publisher=Worldfootball.net |access-date=10 August 2013}}</ref> before signing for Motherwell.<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Gannon |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/motherwell-boss-stuart-mccall-can-1939567 |title=Motherwell boss Stuart McCall can build new team despite loss of stars this summer, says Steve Kirk |work=Daily Record|location=Glasgow |date=8 June 2013 |accessdate=10 August 2013}}</ref> He spent three years at Fir Park before moving to Airdrie in November 1989,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/mcadam-at-airdrie-1.602825 |title=McAdam at Airdrie |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow |date=16 November 1989 |accessdate=10 August 2013}}</ref> where he finished his playing career.
After retirement, McAdam returned to Celtic for a spell during the 1990s as reserve coach.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Bhoy in the Picture : Tom McAdam|url=http://celticunderground.net/the-bhoy-in-the-picture-tom-mcadam/|website=Celtic Underground|date=8 May 2011|accessdate=12 December 2017}}</ref>
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;<ref>[http://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1413 Rangers player McAdam, Colin], FitbaStats</ref> they played against each other in Old Firm matches eight times.<ref>[https://beyondthelastman.com/2019/11/11/sibling-rivalry-the-mcadams-spanning-the-great-glasgow-divide/ Sibling Rivalry – The McAdams: Spanning The Great Glasgow Divide], Beyond the Last Man, 11 November 2019</ref> They both started at Dumbarton and played there alongside each other,<ref>[http://www.sonsarchive.com/players.php? Squad & Statistics: 1974/75], The Sons Archive</ref> 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== * List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances (500+)
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NeilBrownPlayers|player/tommcadam}} * [http://www.arabarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=589 Dundee Utd profile] * [http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/McAdam%2C+Tom The CelticWiki Tom McAdam profile]
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