| Hugh McLaughlin | |
| Fullname: | Hugh McLaughlin |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Position: | Wing half |
| Youthyears1: | –1961 |
| Youthclubs1: | St Roch's |
| Years1: | 1961–1966 |
| Clubs1: | Brentford |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | Gravesend & Northfleet |
Hugh McLaughlin (born 2 September 1943) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a wing half.
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] 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. 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. McLaughlin spent much of his time in the Brentford reserves and won the 1964–65 London Challenge Cup with the team.[2] McLaughlin departed Griffin Park at the end of the 1965–66 season.
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.
McLaughlin's grandnephew Aaron Hickey also became a professional footballer and signed for Brentford in 2022.[3]
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brentford | 1963–64[4] | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1964–65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1965–66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
Brentford Reserves