Pat McLaughlin (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick McLaughlin[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1883 | ||
Place of birth | Jarrow, England | ||
Date of death | 27 March 1916 (aged 32–33)[2] | ||
Place of death | Sint-Elooi, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Blaydon United | |||
Hebburn Argyle | |||
Chorley | |||
Hebburn Argyle | |||
Blyth Spartans | |||
South Shields Adelaide | |||
1909 | Fulham | 2 | (1) |
Wallsend Park Villa | |||
Southend United | |||
Jarrow Caledonians | |||
Scotswood | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Patrick McLaughlin (1883 – 27 March 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Fulham.[1] He had a long career in non-League football in North East England.[3]
Personal life
Prior to the First World War, McLaughlin worked as commissionaire at Palmer's Works in Jarrow.[4] In August 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, McLaughlin enlisted in the Northumberland Fusiliers in Jarrow.[3] By the end of the month, he had been promoted to acting sergeant and was posted to the Western Front in December 1914.[3] McLaughlin was made a permanent sergeant in March 1915 and was wounded in July 1915.[3] He was promoted to company sergeant major in February 1916.[3] McLaughlin was killed by a sniper shortly after his unit had taken a German trench near Sint-Elooi, Belgium on the morning of 27 March 1916.[3][4] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[2]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fulham | 1909–10[1] | Second Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Career total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
References
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 191. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Newman, Steve. "The Original Blue Army" (PDF). pp. 6–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ a b "CSM. Patrick McLaughlin British Army 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers". The Wartime Memories Project. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- 1883 births
- 1916 deaths
- Sportspeople from Jarrow
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Hebburn Argyle F.C. players
- Chorley F.C. players
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
- Gateshead A.F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Northumberland Fusiliers soldiers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Deaths by firearm in Belgium
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs