Hugh McLaughlin (footballer, born 1943)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugh McLaughlin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1961 | St Roch's | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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.
Career[edit]
Brentford[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
McLaughlin's grandnephew Aaron Hickey also became a professional footballer and signed for Brentford in 2022.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1963–64[5] | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 1964–65[5] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1965–66[5] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
Honours[edit]
Brentford Reserves
- London Challenge Cup: 1964–65[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Hugh McLaughlin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 107. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
- ^ "Get to know new signing Aaron Hickey". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 387–388. ISBN 0951526200.
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- 1943 births
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish men's footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- St Roch's F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Men's association football wing halves
- Living people
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish football midfielder, 1940s birth stubs