John McLaughlin (footballer, born 1952)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John McLaughlin | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | 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+) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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.[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
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ↑ "Player profile". LFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2009.