McLaughlin started his playing career with Greenock Morton in 1977. During his time at Greenock he became a regular in the Scotland national under-21 football team, winning 10 caps.[3] In 1983, he was transferred to Chelsea for a fee of £100,000. McLaughlin began his career at Chelsea by winning the Second Division championship in his first season. He would go on to play for Chelsea until 1989 winning another Second Division championship as well as the Full Members Cup.
He was then transferred to Charlton Athletic for £650,000 which at that time made him Charlton's record transfer. After one season at Charlton, he was sold to Watford for £500,000. He spent two seasons as Watford captain before returning home to Scotland to play for Falkirk
Injury meant he made only 8 appearances in his first season at Falkirk, the team were relegated from the Premier League. However the following season Joe would captain the team to success by securing the First Division championship. Falkirk almost qualified for Europe the following season and after 4 years at Falkirk, McLaughin was transferred to Hibernian before going on to play for Clydebank and then St Mirren.
Coaching careeredit
McLaughlin is a UEFA A Licence coach and was part of the coaching staff at St Mirren in 1999 whilst still playing. He moved to Clydebank and was also player/coach. In 2001 McLaughlin moved back to London by accepting a position to work with Mark McGhee at Millwall. The club reached the play-offs in his first season, narrowly losing to Birmingham City who eventually won promotion the Premiership. After leaving Millwall, McLaughlin returned to Greenock Morton to be Head of youth Academy and also had six games as caretaker manager.
Joe currently runs a successful Soccer Scholarship business Soccer Icon USA, a company that specialises in sending top young footballers to play soccer and study at some of the best USA Colleges. As of May 2019, McLaughlin was assistant manager at Albion Rovers[4] and head of scouting in Scotland for Fulham FC.
^"Kevin Harper: Albion Rovers manager signs deal for next season". BBC Sport. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
^McKinney, David (13 December 1993). "Football: Falkirk find their fire". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN0-7524-3091-2.
External linksedit
Joe McLaughlin at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
www.soccericon.net
December 18, 2023
mclaughlin, footballer, other, people, named, joseph, mclaughlin, joseph, mclaughlin, disambiguation, mclaughlin, born, june, 1960, greenock, retired, professional, footballer, played, chelsea, seasons, 1980s, mclaughlinpersonal, informationfull, namejoe, mcla. For other people named Joseph McLaughlin see Joseph McLaughlin disambiguation Joe McLaughlin born 2 June 1960 in Greenock is a retired professional footballer who played for Chelsea for six seasons in the 1980s Joe McLaughlinPersonal informationFull nameJoe McLaughlinDate of birth 1960 06 02 2 June 1960 age 63 Place of birthGreenock ScotlandHeight6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 1 Position s DefenderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1977 1983Greenock Morton134 3 1983 1989Chelsea220 5 1989 1990Charlton Athletic31 0 1990 1992Watford46 2 1992 1996Falkirk87 6 1996 1997Hibernian18 0 1997 2000Clydebank76 4 2000St Mirren3 1 Total615 21 International career1980 1983Scotland U21 2 10 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 Honours 3 1 Club 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career editMcLaughlin started his playing career with Greenock Morton in 1977 During his time at Greenock he became a regular in the Scotland national under 21 football team winning 10 caps 3 In 1983 he was transferred to Chelsea for a fee of 100 000 McLaughlin began his career at Chelsea by winning the Second Division championship in his first season He would go on to play for Chelsea until 1989 winning another Second Division championship as well as the Full Members Cup He was then transferred to Charlton Athletic for 650 000 which at that time made him Charlton s record transfer After one season at Charlton he was sold to Watford for 500 000 He spent two seasons as Watford captain before returning home to Scotland to play for FalkirkInjury meant he made only 8 appearances in his first season at Falkirk the team were relegated from the Premier League However the following season Joe would captain the team to success by securing the First Division championship Falkirk almost qualified for Europe the following season and after 4 years at Falkirk McLaughin was transferred to Hibernian before going on to play for Clydebank and then St Mirren Coaching career editMcLaughlin is a UEFA A Licence coach and was part of the coaching staff at St Mirren in 1999 whilst still playing He moved to Clydebank and was also player coach In 2001 McLaughlin moved back to London by accepting a position to work with Mark McGhee at Millwall The club reached the play offs in his first season narrowly losing to Birmingham City who eventually won promotion the Premiership After leaving Millwall McLaughlin returned to Greenock Morton to be Head of youth Academy and also had six games as caretaker manager Joe currently runs a successful Soccer Scholarship business Soccer Icon USA a company that specialises in sending top young footballers to play soccer and study at some of the best USA Colleges As of May 2019 McLaughlin was assistant manager at Albion Rovers 4 and head of scouting in Scotland for Fulham FC Honours editClub edit ChelseaFull Members Cup 1985 86 Football League Second Division 1983 84 1988 89FalkirkScottish Challenge Cup 1993 94 5 Scottish Football League First Division 1993 94St MirrenScottish Football League First Division 1999 2000References edit Dunk Peter ed 1987 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987 88 London Queen Anne Press p 122 ISBN 978 0 356 14354 5 Joe McLaughlin www fitbastats com Retrieved 12 October 2012 Jeffrey pp110 Kevin Harper Albion Rovers manager signs deal for next season BBC Sport 16 May 2019 Retrieved 16 May 2019 McKinney David 13 December 1993 Football Falkirk find their fire The Independent London Archived from the original on 9 June 2022 Retrieved 21 March 2015 Jeffrey Jim 2005 The Men Who Made Hibernian F C since 1946 Tempus Publishing Ltd ISBN 0 7524 3091 2 External links editJoe McLaughlin at Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Database www soccericon net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe McLaughlin footballer amp oldid 1184917675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
