Hugh McLaughlin
Personal information
Full name Hugh McLaughlin[1]
Date of birth (1943-09-02) 2 September 1943 (age 80)
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

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
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

Brentford Reserves

References

  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.


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