John McLaughlin (footballer, born 1952)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1976 | Liverpool | 40 | (3) |
| 1975 | → Philadelphia Atoms (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| 1976 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1976 | → Dallas Tornado (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| South Liverpool | |||
| Barrow | |||
| Wrexham | |||
| 1978 | Macclesfield Town | 2 | (1) |
| Total | 74+ | (10+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John McLaughlin (born 25 February 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active in England and the United States between 1970 and 1976, McLaughlin made 72 career League appearances, scoring 9 goals.
Career
[edit]Born in Liverpool, McLaughlin played as a youth with hometown club Liverpool, before making his professional debut in 1970. He made a total of 40 appearances for Liverpool in the Football League between 1970 and 1976.[1] McLaughlin made five appearances on loan at Portsmouth in 1976.[2] McLaughlin also spent time in the North American Soccer League with the Philadelphia Atoms and the Dallas Tornado.[3]
After a knee injury ended his professional career, McLaughlin later played non-League football for teams including South Liverpool, Barrow and Wrexham.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "LIVERPOOL : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "PORTSMOUTH : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "NASL career stats". NASL Jerseys. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Player profile". LFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
External links
[edit]- John McLaughlin – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1952 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from Liverpool
- Men's association football midfielders
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Philadelphia Atoms players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Dallas Tornado players
- South Liverpool F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- English expatriate men's footballers