Paddy McLaughlin (footballer, born 1991)

Patrick Joseph McLaughlin (born 14 January 1991) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club York City. He has played in the Football League for the club.

Paddy McLaughlin
McLaughlin with the victory parade that followed York City's victory in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final
Personal information
Full name Patrick Joseph McLaughlin[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991[2]
Place of birth Larne, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 York City
Youth career
2007–2008 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2011–2013 York City 74 (14)
2013–2015 Grimsby Town 54 (3)
2015 → Harrogate Town (loan) 4 (1)
2015–2018 Gateshead 125 (12)
2018–2019 Hartlepool United 24 (1)
2019 → York City (loan) 15 (3)
2019– York City 21 (1)
National team
2010–2012 Northern Ireland U21 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:59, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

McLaughlin previously played for Newcastle United, Grimsby Town, Harrogate Town, Gateshead and Hartlepool United. He has represented Northern Ireland at levels up to under-21.

Club career

Early career

Born in Larne, County Antrim, McLaughlin began his career at Newcastle United in July 2007.[4] He signed a professional contract a year later but he never played a match at St James' Park. In June 2011, McLaughlin was released by Newcastle after four years at the club.[5]

McLaughlin signed for Conference Premier club York City on 30 June 2011 on a two-year contract.[6][7] McLaughlin said "I thought York was the best club for me. The gaffer has given me the chance to come down here and play some football."[7] He made his debut for York on the opening day of the 2011–12 season in a 2–1 away win against Ebbsfleet United.[8] McLaughlin started in the York team that beat Newport County 2–0 at Wembley Stadium in the 2012 FA Trophy Final.[9] Eight days later, he came on as an 86th-minute substitute in the 2–1 win over Luton Town in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, seeing the club win promotion to League Two after an eight-year absence from the Football League.[10] He finished the season with 55 appearances and scored 13 goals.[8] After making 33 appearances and scoring four goals for York in 2012–13,[11] he was released by the club.[12]

Grimsby Town and Gateshead

McLaughlin signed for Conference Premier club Grimsby Town on 28 June 2013 on a two-year contract.[13] Following 2013–14, in which he was a regular in the team that was defeated in the semi-final of both the Conference Premier play-offs and the FA Trophy, McLaughlin found himself less involved with the first team during 2014–15. This prompted him to join Conference North club Harrogate Town on loan in March 2015.[14] He was released by Grimsby at the end of the season.[15]

McLaughlin signed for National League club Gateshead on 10 July 2015 on a one-year contract.[16] After scoring 4 goals in 41 appearances during 2015–16,[17] McLaughlin signed a new two-year contract with Gateshead in May 2016.[18]

Hartlepool United and York City return

McLaughlin signed for Gateshead's National League rivals Hartlepool United on 26 June 2018 on a contract of undisclosed length.[19] He rejoined York City on 23 January 2019 on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season, with the club now in the National League North.[20] He signed for the club permanently on 30 April 2019 on a two year-contract.[21]

International career

McLaughlin has represented Northern Ireland at various youth levels, up to under-21 level.[22] He earned 10 caps for the under-21 team from 2010 to 2012.[23]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 March 2020
Appearances and goal by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
York City 2011–12[8] Conference Premier 441011—10[lower-alpha 1]25513
2012–13[11] League Two 30410101[lower-alpha 2]0334
Total 741421101128817
Grimsby Town 2013–14[17] Conference Premier 31331—6[lower-alpha 3]1405
2014–15[17] Conference Premier 23010—2[lower-alpha 3]1261
Total 54341—82666
Harrogate Town (loan) 2014–15[17] Conference North 41———41
Gateshead 2015–16[17][24] National League 35310—5[lower-alpha 3]1414
2016–17[17] National League 44620—1[lower-alpha 3]0476
2017–18[17] National League 46331—8[lower-alpha 3]2576
Total 1251261—14314516
Hartlepool United 2018–19[17] National League 24131—2[lower-alpha 3]0292
York City (loan) 2018–19[17] National League North 153———153
York City 2019–20[17][25] National League North 21130—00241
Total 36430—00394
Career total 317351841035737146
  1. Seven appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, three appearances in Conference Premier play-offs
  2. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

York City

References
  1. "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". Premier League. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.
  2. "Paddy McLaughlin". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. "Players: Patrick McLaughlin". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015.
  4. "Patrick McLaughlin". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. Jonny Dewart. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. King, Dan (6 June 2011). "Deals offered to young pair". Newcastle United F.C. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015.
  6. "York sign Patrick McLaughlin from Newcastle". Vital York. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  7. "York City sign midfielder Patrick McLaughlin". BBC Sport. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  8. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
  9. Flett, Dave (14 May 2012). "Match report: Newport County 0, York City 2 – FA Trophy final". The Press. York. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  10. Flett, Dave (21 May 2012). "Match report: York City 2, Luton Town 1 – Play-off final". The Press. York. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  11. "Games played by Patrick McLaughlin in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
    "McLaughlin credited with goal against Gillingham". The Press. York. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  12. Carroll, Steve (1 May 2013). "York City manager Nigel Worthington announces retained list". The Press. York. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  13. "Grimsby Town: Patrick McLaughlin signs two-year deal". BBC Sport. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  14. "Paddy McLaughlin off to a flier for Harrogate Town". The Press. York. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  15. "Grimsby Town players released – Hannah and McLaughlin among those leaving". Grimsby Telegraph. 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  16. "Gateshead sign Patrick McLaughlin and Simon Ramsden". BBC Sport. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  17. "P. McLaughlin: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  18. Gateshead F.C. [@GatesheadFC] (9 May 2016). "Interview: Midfielder Paddy McLaughlin chats after signing a new two-year deal at the GIS: www.gateshead-fc.com/5930/mclaughlin-aiming-high-after-securing-long-term-future ..." (Tweet). Retrieved 18 August 2017 – via Twitter.
  19. "Patrick McLaughlin: Hartlepool United sign Gateshead midfielder". BBC Sport. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  20. Appleyard, Ian (23 January 2019). "Paddy is Watson's first new signing". York City F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  21. Appleyard, Ian (30 April 2019). "Paddy McLaughlin agrees to stay". York City F.C. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  22. "Pat McLaughlin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  23. "Northern Ireland under-21 line-ups". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. Jonny Dewart. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  24. Mitchinson, Rory (21 February 2016). "Report: Gateshead 3–2 Aldershot Town". Gateshead F.C. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016.
  25. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (21 September 2019). "Irlam 0–2 York City – Report". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: Richardson, Joe (5 October 2019). "Buxton 1 York City 2 – Report". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (23 November 2019). "York City exit FA Trophy after 1–0 defeat to Altrincham at Bootham Crescent". The Press. York. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  26. Woodcock, Ian (12 May 2012). "FA Trophy: Newport County 0–2 York City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  27. Maiden, Phil (20 May 2012). "Luton 1–2 York". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014.
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