Willie McLaughlin explained

Willie McLaughlin
Fullname:William McLaughlin
Birth Date:22 June 1878[1]
Birth Place:Cambuslang, Scotland
Death Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Years1:
Years2:1903–1904
Clubs2:Hamilton Academical
Caps2:23
Goals2:4
Years3:1904–1906
Clubs3:Everton
Caps3:15
Goals3:5
Years4:1906–1907
Clubs4:Plymouth Argyle
Caps4:40
Goals4:1
Years5:1907–1909
Clubs5:Preston North End
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Years6:1909–1912
Clubs6:Hamilton Academical
Caps6:76
Goals6:9
Years7:1912–1914
Clubs7:Shelbourne

William McLaughlin (22 June 1878 – 20 July 1946) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside right for most of his career, latterly as a centre half. He played for Hamilton Academical over two spells,[2] and was captain of the Accies team in the 1911 Scottish Cup Final (a defeat to Celtic after a replay).[3] He also featured in the English Football League for Everton (though he was not selected for the 1906 FA Cup Final, having fallen behind others in the queue for selection including fellow Scot Hugh Bolton),[4] and Preston North End, in the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle[5] and in the Irish League for Shelbourne.[6] [7] He was also a school teacher by profession.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-births&surname=McLaughlin%20&surname_so=fuzzy&forename=William&forename_so=wild&from_year=1878&to_year=1881&county=LANARK&record_type=stat_births Statutory registers - Births - Search results
  2. https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/mclaughlin-willie-1903 McLaughlin, Willie (1903)
  3. http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1911-04-15%3A+Celtic+2-0+Hamilton+Academical%2C+Scottish+Cup+Final+Replay Scottish Cup–Replayed Final
  4. https://www.11v11.com/players/william-mclaughlin-46693/ William McLaughlin
  5. https://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=557 William McLaughlin
  6. https://bluecorrespondent.co.uk/September%201912.htm Famous Scottish Player Joins Dublin Club
  7. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.