| John McLaughlin | |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Edmonton, England |
| Position: | Right back |
| Youthyears1: | – |
| Youthclubs1: | Colchester United |
| Years1: | 1971–1973 |
| Clubs1: | Colchester United |
| Caps1: | 66 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 1973–1979 |
| Clubs2: | Swindon Town |
| Caps2: | 202 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 1979–1984 |
| Clubs3: | Portsmouth |
| Caps3: | 172 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | – |
| Clubs4: | Fareham Town |
| Caps4: | ? |
| Goals4: | ? |
| Totalcaps: | 440 |
| Totalgoals: | 11 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1973 |
| Nationalteam1: | England Youth[1] |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
John McLaughlin (born 29 October 1954) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back.
Born in Edmonton, made 440 appearances in the Football League for Colchester United, Swindon Town and Portsmouth, scoring 11 goals.
He later played non-League football for Fareham Town.