Brian McLaughlin (footballer, born 1954)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 October 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Grangemouth, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 13 August 2009 | (aged 54)||
Place of death | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1977 | Celtic | 7 | (1) |
1975–1976 | → Finn Harps (loan) | 9 | (5) |
1977–1979 | Ayr United | 68 | (25) |
1979–1982 | Motherwell | 116 | (37) |
1982–1983 | Hamilton Academical | 15 | (8) |
1983–1985 | Falkirk | 12 | (0) |
1985–1986 | West Adelaide | ||
1986–1987 | Ayr United | 18 | (1) |
Total | 245 | (77) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Brian McLaughlin (7 October 1954 – 13 August 2009) was a Scottish footballer who signed for Celtic from Linlithgow Rose before going on to play for Ayr United, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Falkirk.[1] He signed for Hamilton Academical in January 1983 for a transfer fee of around £15,000 after having been made available for sale by his manager Jock Wallace.[2] After his playing career ended, he was a member of St Mirren's coaching staff.
On 13 August 2009, McLaughlin was found dead in the Union Canal near Falkirk. Police said there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances, and ruled his death accidental.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Brian McLaughlin career statistics, A-Z Player's Database
- ^ "Hamilton first off mark for 'Wall star". The Herald. Glasgow. 19 January 1983. p. 42.
- ^ Ex-footballer found dead in canal, BBC News (13 August 2009)
External links
[edit]- Obituary[permanent dead link ] at Ayr United F.C.
Categories:
- 1954 births
- 2009 deaths
- Accidental deaths in Scotland
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Deaths by drowning in the United Kingdom
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Men's association football wingers
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Grangemouth
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Falkirk (council area)
- Finn Harps F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- West Adelaide SC players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- Scottish Football League players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football midfielder, 1950s birth stubs