Patrick McLaughlin (1883 – 27 March 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Fulham.[1] He had a long career in non-League football in North East England.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick McLaughlin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Jarrow, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 March 1916 (aged 32–33)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Sint-Elooi, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Blaydon United | |||
| Hebburn Argyle | |||
| Chorley | |||
| Hebburn Argyle | |||
| Blyth Spartans | |||
| South Shields Adelaide | |||
| 1909 | Fulham | 2 | (1) |
| Wallsend Park Villa | |||
| Southend United | |||
| Jarrow Caledonians | |||
| Scotswood | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editPrior to the First World War, McLaughlin worked as commissionaire at Palmer's Works in Jarrow.[4] In August 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, McLaughlin enlisted in the Northumberland Fusiliers in Jarrow.[3] By the end of the month, he had been promoted to acting sergeant and was posted to the Western Front in December 1914.[3] McLaughlin was made a permanent sergeant in March 1915 and was wounded in July 1915.[3] He was promoted to company sergeant major in February 1916.[3] McLaughlin was killed by a sniper shortly after his unit had taken a German trench near Sint-Elooi, Belgium on the morning of 27 March 1916.[3][4] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 1909–10[1] | Second Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 191. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Newman, Steve. "The Original Blue Army" (PDF). pp. 6–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ a b "CSM. Patrick McLaughlin British Army 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers". The Wartime Memories Project. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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