Jim McLoughlin

Jim McLoughlin (born February 5, 1957) is an English-born Canadian soccer player who played as a defender.

Jim McLoughlin
Personal information
Full name James Louis McLoughlin
Date of birth (1957-02-02) 2 February 1957
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 New York Arrows (indoor) 37 (4)
1979 Toronto Metros-Croatia 0 (0)
1979 Toronto Emerald
1979–1980 Rochester Lancers 23 (0)
1980–1981 Philadelphia (indoor) 24 (4)
1981 Hamilton Steelers
National team
1976–1979 Canada U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

McLoughlin played in the Major Indoor Soccer League with the New York Arrows.[1] In 1979 he signed with Toronto Metros-Croatia in the North American Soccer League.[2] After failing to make an appearance for Toronto he played at the amateur level with Toronto Emerald.[3] He later returned to the North American Soccer League to play with the Rochester Lancers.[3] In the winter of 1980, he joined indoor rivals the Philadelphia Fever.[4]

In 1981, he played in the National Soccer League with Hamilton Steelers where he assisted in securing the double (NSL Championship & regular season title) for Hamilton.[5] He retired from professional soccer the following season due to knee injuries.[6] In 1995, he was inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame.[7]

International career

McLoughlin made his debut for the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team on April 1, 1979 against Bermuda in a qualifier match for 1979 Pan American Games.[8]

Managerial career

McLoughlin managed several amateur clubs like FC Pennsylvania, and Patriot FC.[9]

References
  1. Lewis, Michael (November 30, 1978). "Several Arrows aiming for Lancers". Newspapers.com. Democrat and Chronicle. p. 40. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  2. "NASL-Jim McLoughlin". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  3. "Lancers sign 2 Arrows". Newspapers.com. Democrat and Chronicle. February 22, 1979. p. 34. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  4. "Force-Fever". Newspapers.com. Standard-Speaker. March 9, 1981. p. 46. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  5. "Bio Jim McLoughlin". FC Bucks / CRUSA. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  6. "Profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  7. "Brampton Sports Hall of Fame" (PDF). brampton.ca.
  8. "National Team Match Past". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  9. "Jim McLoughlin". www.thepatriotfc.org. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
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