| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Loughlan [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1964 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1964–1968 | Greenock Morton | 83 | (1) |
| 1968–1972 | Crystal Palace | 60 | (0) |
| 1972 | → Wrexham (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1972–1974 | Wimbledon | 75 | (1) |
| 1974–1976 | Kettering Town | ? | (?) |
| Total | 223 + | (2 +) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Corby Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Loughlan (born 12 June 1943 in Coatbridge, Scotland) [2] is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in the Football League and Scottish League as a left back for Leicester City, Greenock Morton, Crystal Palace and Wrexham. He also played non-league football for Wimbledon and Kettering Town.
He began his career at Leicester City in 1961, but did not make a senior appearance and in 1964 signed for Greenock Morton. He made 83 appearances for Morton scoring once before signing for Crystal Palace on 26 September 1968. [2] His debut came on 5 October, in a 1–1 home draw against Sheffield United, [3] and by the end of the season (in which Palace reached the top tier for the first time), Loughlan had made 29 appearances, missing only two games, but without scoring. [4] In season 1969–70, in the top flight, Loughlan made 26 appearances, [5] but in the following two seasons made only a total of five appearances (two of them as substitute). [6]
In March 1972, [2] Loughlan signed on loan with Wrexham. At the end of his loan spell he did not return to Palace, but signed instead for Wimbledon (at that time a non-league team) for whom he made 75 appearances before moving on to Kettering Town in 1974, where he finished his career.
After retiring as a player, Loughlan managed Corby Town. [7]
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