Jon McLaughlin (footballer)

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Jon McLaughlin
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Peter McLaughlin[1]
Date of birth 9 September 1987 (1987-09-09) (age 24)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Bradford City
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007 Harrogate Railway Athletic ? (?)
2007–2008 Harrogate Town 21 (0)
2008– Bradford City 40 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:59, 2 January 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Jonathan Peter "Jon" McLaughlin (born 9 September 1987)[2] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bradford City.

Career

Born in Edinburgh, McLaughlin played non-League football for both Harrogate Railway Athletic and Harrogate Town,[3] before signing for Bradford City in May 2008.[4] He had trained with Bradford for a year prior to his signing and combined playing for the two Harrogate clubs with a sports coaching degree at Leeds Metropolitan University.[5] He made his league debut for Bradford City in the final game of the 2008–09 season, on 2 May 2009, against Chesterfield.[6] McLaughlin had been due to make his debut earlier in the season, but was prevented by doing so because of injury.[7] He signed a new one-year contract with Bradford City on 3 June 2009.[8]

In the summer of 2009, McLaughlin was selected to represent Great Britain in the World Student Games in Belgrade, Serbia. He kept three clean sheets in five matches, helping Great Britain to a fourth place finish.

McLaughlin was kept out of the Bradford team at the start of his second season by the club by Huddersfield Town loanee Simon Eastwood. McLaughlin made his second appearance for Bradford City on 2 January 2010 when Eastwood returned to Huddersfield, but was again left out of the side by new signing Matt Glennon. McLaughlin finally enjoyed a run in the side late in the 2009–10 season, and signed a new three-year-contract in early June 2010.[9]

Career statistics

As of 2 January 2012[10][11][12]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bradford City 2008–09 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2009–10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2010–11 25 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 28 0
2010–11 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 0
Career total 40 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 47 0

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 9781845966010. 
  2. ^ "Bradford City". Football Squads. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2010-2011/fltwo/bradford.htm. Retrieved 28 March 2011. 
  3. ^ "TOWN SWITCH FOR RAIL' KEEPER". NonLeagueDaily.com. 19 December 2007. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=47026. Retrieved 28 March 2011. 
  4. ^ "City sign Harrogate Town keeper". Bradford City A.F.C. 9 May 2008. http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~1309193,00.html. Retrieved 28 March 2011. .
  5. ^ Richard Sutcliffe (3 September 2010). "Patience pays off for McLaughlin in his battle to be Bantams' No 1 guy". Yorkshire Post. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/football/Patience-pays-off-for-McLaughlin.6512937.jp. Retrieved 28 March 2011. 
  6. ^ "Chesterfield 0–2 Bradford". BBC Sport. 2 May 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8015050.stm. Retrieved 28 March 2011. 
  7. ^ "McCall facing goalkeeping crisis". BBC Sport. 19 February 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7899312.stm. Retrieved 28 March 2011. 
  8. ^ "McLaughlin to stay at Bradford". BBC Sport. 3 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/8080885.stm. Retrieved 28 March 2011. 
  9. ^ "Keeper Jon McLaughlin signs new Bradford City deal". BBC Sport. 4 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/8720382.stm. Retrieved 28 March 2011. 
  10. ^ Jon McLaughlin career stats at Soccerbase
  11. ^ Jon McLaughlin career stats at Soccerbase
  12. ^ Profile at Bradford City A.F.C. official site
Bradford City A.F.C. – current squad