| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1952-02-25) 25 February 1952 (age 72) | ||
| 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
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. McLaughlin made five appearances on loan at Portsmouth in 1976. McLaughlin also spent time in the North American Soccer League with the Philadelphia Atoms and the Dallas Tornado.
After a knee injury ended his professional career, McLaughlin later played non-League football for teams including South Liverpool, Barrow and Wrexham.
References
- "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
- 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