Scott McLaughlin (footballer)

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| name = Scott McLaughlin

| image =

| fullname = Scott Bonner McLaughlin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|1|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| height =

| currentclub = Doncaster City

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| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2002

| years2 = 2002–2005

| years3 = 2005

| years4 = 2005–2008

| years5 = 2008–2010

| years6 = 2010–2011

| years7 = 2011–2012

| years8 = 2012–2013

| years9 = 2013–2015

| years10 = 2015–2017

| years11 = 2017–2018

| years12 = 2018–2019

| years13 = 2019–2020

| years14 = 2024–

| clubs1 = Hamilton Academical

| clubs2 = Livingston

| clubs3 = → Greenock Morton (loan)

| clubs4 = Greenock Morton

| clubs5 = Airdrie United

| clubs6 = Ayr United

| clubs7 = Queen of the South

| clubs8 = Peterhead

| clubs9 = Ayr United

| clubs10 = Clyde

| clubs11 = Albion Rovers

| clubs12 = Edusport Academy

| clubs13 = Stenhousemuir

| clubs14 = Doncaster City

| caps1 = 2

| caps2 = 31

| caps3 = 15

| caps4 = 82

| caps5 = 67

| caps6 = 33

| caps7 = 35

| caps8 = 26

| caps9 = 65

| caps10 = 75

| caps11 = 35

| caps12 =

| caps13 = 28

| caps14 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 3

| goals5 = 7

| goals6 = 4

| goals7 = 5

| goals8 = 3

| goals9 = 9

| goals10 = 4

| goals11 = 2

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| club-update = 18:28, 23 February 2024

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Scott Bonner McLaughlin (born 20 January 1984 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional association footballer, who plays for Doncaster City.

McLaughlin has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Livingston, Greenock Morton, Airdrie United, Ayr United (two spells), Queen of the South, Peterhead, Clyde, Albion Rovers, Edusport Academy and Stenhousemuir.

Career

McLaughlin started his career at Hamilton Academical. McLaughlin had one substitute appearance and one start, versus Cowdenbeath before leaving at the end of the 2001–02 season.

McLaughlin played a reasonable number of games at Livingston, where in the 2004 Scottish League Cup Final he appeared in the 80th minute as a substitute at right back versus Hibernian. Livingston won 2–0 with goals from Derek Lilley and Jamie McAllister.{{cite news|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/article/165/7943141/hibernian-0-livingston-2|title=Hibernian 0 Livingston 2|newspaper=Sporting Life|date=14 March 2004}} McLaughlin also scored what was voted the "goal of the month" that same season with a 30-yard volley versus Dundee United.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3562157.stm|title=Livingston 2–3 Dundee Utd|publisher=BBC|date=24 March 2004}}

Livingston then loaned McLaughlin to Greenock Morton for six months of the 2004–05 season. After this spell, McLaughlin returned to Livingston and was getting a chance to play first team football under the club's new manager Paul Lambert. A few months into the 2005–06 season, McLaughlin then signed a permanent contract with the Greenock club.

One of the low points in his career was losing the play-off match versus Peterhead in the 2005–06 season and missing the vital penalty in a shoot-out defeat to local rivals St Mirren in the Challenge Cup semi-final. McLaughlin played in the majority of games as Greenock Morton won the Second Division in the 2006–07 season.

McLaughlin then joined Airdrie United in July 2008. In McLaughlin's first game versus Greenock Morton he scored the first two goals in a 5–0 win. McLaughlin also received the man-of-the-match award. In the 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, McLaughlin was successful with his spot kick in the penalty shoot-out, as his club were victorious versus Ross County. In the 2008–09 season, Airdrie United finished 9th in the First Division, however they lost in the final of the play-offs.

McLaughlin played in the 2010–11 season's successful promotion campaign playing for Ayr United in his first spell with the Honest Men.

Manager Gus MacPherson announced on 8 July 2011 that McLaughlin had agreed terms and was expected to sign that day for Dumfries club, Queen of the South.[http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=732 "Honours Even" 8 July 2011 www.qosfc.com] McLaughlin's debut for the Doonhamers was on 23 July 2011, in an extra time 2–0 defeat away to his former club, the Honest Men at Somerset Park in the 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup.[http://qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=432 "Ayr United 2 – 0 Queen of the South" 23 Jul 2011 www.qosfc.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603155237/http://qosfc.com/new_report.aspx?fixtureid=432 |date=3 June 2013 }}

On 15 June 2012, it was announced that McLaughlin had signed a two-year contract with Third Division club Peterhead.http://www.peterheadfc.com/news/348-pfc-sign-scott-mclaughlin{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19037867|title=Scottish Division Two ins and outs|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=7 August 2012}}

McLaughlin signed for Ayr United in March 2013, less than a year into his two-year contract with Peterhead, for his second spell with the Honest Men. On 2 February 2015, McLaughlin signed an 18-month contract with Clyde.{{Cite web|url=https://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2015/02/02/4836/#.VznTDk3mqcM|title=Scott McLaughlin Signs for Clyde | 2 Feb 2015 | News | Clyde Football Club|date=2 February 2015 }} McLaughlin departed the club in May 2017 following at end of his contract at Broadwood.{{cite web |url=https://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2017/05/31/5498/#.WS7xm2jyiUk |title=Players Released |publisher=Clyde FC |date=31 May 2017}} McLaughlin then signed for Albion Rovers for the start of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40606057 |title=Scottish League One ins and outs - Summer 2017 |first=Clive |last=Lindsay |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=9 September 2017}}

McLaughlin left Stenhousemuir after a single season, in June 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.stenhousemuirfc.com/2020/06/12/players-departing-6/|title=Players departing|publisher=Stenhousemuir F.C.|work=stenhousemuirfc.com|first=Jamie|last=Swinney|date=12 June 2020|accessdate=12 June 2020}}

McLaughlin announced his retirement on 22 August 2020.{{Cite web|title=20 years in the game|url=https://twitter.com/scottymac0184/status/1297081609951289344|access-date=2020-08-22|website=Twitter|language=en}}

In February 2024, McLaughlin signed for Doncaster City.{{Cite web|title=5x Celtic title winner and former Rangers striker join forces at shock new club in transfer eyebrow raiser|url=https://www.glasgowworld.com/sport/football/rangers/celtic-title-winner-former-rangers-striker-join-forces-doncaster-city-4522765|access-date=23 February 2024|website=GlasgowWorld|date=17 February 2024 }}

Personal life

McLaughlin was the victim of a hit-and-run after a driver sped through a red light and hit him at high speed in Glasgow in December 2021. He sustained three cracked ribs and a bruised lung.{{Cite web|title=Glasgow hit and run horror leaves ex-footballer Scott McLaughlin seriously injured|url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/glasgow-hit-run-horror-leaves-22369272|access-date=5 December 2021|website=Glasgow Live|date=5 December 2021 |language=en}}

Honours

;Livingston

2004 Scottish League Cup Final winner

;Greenock Morton

2006–07 Scottish Second Division winner

;Airdrie United

2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final winner{{cite web

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/airdrie_united/7730751.stm

|title=Airdrie Utd 2-2 Ross County

|publisher=BBC

|date=16 November 2008 |accessdate=30 March 2021}}

;Ayr United

2010–11 Scottish Second Division promotion

References

External links

{{soccerbase|id=35095}} (Livingston and Morton)
{{soccerbase|id=40718}} (Morton, Airdrie United, Ayr United, Queen of the South, Peterhead, Ayr United)

Category:Living people

Category:1984 births

Category:Footballers from Glasgow

Category:Scottish men's footballers

Category:Hamilton Academical F.C. players

Category:Livingston F.C. players

Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players

Category:Airdrieonians F.C. players

Category:Ayr United F.C. players

Category:Queen of the South F.C. players

Category:Peterhead F.C. players

Category:Clyde F.C. players