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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 81)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
0000–1961 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

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Brentford

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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

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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

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

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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Brentford Reserves

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hugh McLaughlin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 387–388. ISBN 0951526200.