Hugh McLaughlin (footballer, born 1943)

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Hugh McLaughlin
Personal information
Full name Hugh McLaughlin [1]
Date of birth (1943-09-02) 2 September 1943 (age 79)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
0000–1961 St Roch's
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961–1966 Brentford 5 (0)
Gravesend & Northfleet
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh McLaughlin (born 2 September 1943) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a wing half.

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Career

Brentford

McLaughlin began his career at Scottish junior club St Roch's and was signed by Scottish manager Malky McDonald of English Third Division club Brentford in September 1961. [1] [2] McLaughlin made only seven first team appearances during a five-year spell at Griffin Park and scored once, in a League Cup match versus Reading in September 1963. [2] After substitutions were introduced in the Football League in 1965, McLaughlin was the first Brentford player to come on as a substitute, when he replaced Billy Cobb after 41 minutes of a 2–0 win over Oldham Athletic on 11 April 1964. [2] McLaughlin spent much of his time in the Brentford reserves and won the 1964–65 London Challenge Cup with the team. [3] McLaughlin departed Griffin Park at the end of the 1965–66 season. [2]

Gravesend & Northfleet

After his release from Brentford, McLaughlin dropped into non-League football and signed for Southern League First Division club Gravesend & Northfleet prior to the beginning of the 1966–67 season. [2]

Personal life

McLaughlin's grandnephew Aaron Hickey also became a professional footballer and signed for Brentford in 2022. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1963–64 [5] Third Division 20002141
1964–65 [5] 20000020
1965–66 [5] 10000010
Career total50002171

Honours

Brentford Reserves

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hugh McLaughlin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 107. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  3. 1 2 Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN   1-874427-57-7.
  4. ↑ "Get to know new signing Aaron Hickey". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 387–388. ISBN   0951526200.


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