John McLaughlin (footballer, born 1952)

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John McLaughlin
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-02-25) 25 February 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1976 Liverpool 40 (3)
1975Philadelphia Atoms (loan) 22 (7)
1976Portsmouth (loan) 5 (0)
1976Dallas Tornado (loan) 5 (0)
South Liverpool
Barrow
Wrexham
1978 Macclesfield Town 2 (1)
Total74+(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. [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]

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References

  1. "LIVERPOOL : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  2. "PORTSMOUTH : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  3. "NASL career stats". NASL Jerseys. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  4. "Player profile". LFC History. Retrieved 20 August 2009.