| John McLaughlin | |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Liverpool |
| Years1: | 1970–1976 |
| Clubs1: | Liverpool |
| Caps1: | 40 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 1975 |
| Clubs2: | → Philadelphia Atoms (loan) |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 1976 |
| Clubs3: | → Portsmouth (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1976 |
| Clubs4: | → Dallas Tornado (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs5: | South Liverpool |
| Clubs6: | Barrow |
| Clubs7: | Wrexham |
| Years8: | 1978 |
| Clubs8: | Macclesfield Town |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 74+ |
| Totalgoals: | 10+ |
John McLaughlin (born 25 February 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active in England and the United States between 1970 and 1976, McLaughlin made 72 career League appearances, scoring 9 goals.
Born in Liverpool, McLaughlin played as a youth with hometown club Liverpool, before making his professional debut in 1970. He made a total of 40 appearances for Liverpool in the Football League between 1970 and 1976.[1] McLaughlin made five appearances on loan at Portsmouth in 1976.[2] McLaughlin also spent time in the North American Soccer League with the Philadelphia Atoms and the Dallas Tornado.[3]
After a knee injury ended his professional career, McLaughlin later played non-League football for teams including South Liverpool, Barrow and Wrexham.[4]