Career
He began as a forward but was later converted to a defender, where he played for the majority of his career. McAdam"s brother, Colin, was also a professional football player, who played for Rangers at the same time as Tom was with. 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.
Over the next two years, McAdam scored 24 goals in 74 appearances. Jock Stein signed McAdam for in September 1977 for a fee of £60,000.
He initially struggled to hold down a regular place in the team, and was often on the substitutes bench. Stein"s successor as manager, Billy McNeill, played McAdam in central defence in the final league match of season 1978–1979, against Rangers.
The positional move was a success and McAdam eventually played over 350 games for before leaving on a free transfer in 1986.
McAdam then had short spells at Stockport County and Hamilton Accies, before signing for Motherwell. He spent three years at Fir Park before moving to Airdrie in November 1989, where he finished his playing career.
