Stephen McLaughlin

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Stephen McLaughlin
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Personal information
Full name Stephen Antony McLaughlin[1]
Date of birth (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Donegal, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Mansfield Town
Number 3
Youth career
2006–2008 Clonmany Shamrocks FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Finn Harps 48 (2)
2011–2013 Derry City 57 (13)
2013–2015 Nottingham Forest 9 (0)
2013 → Bristol City (loan) 5 (0)
2014 → Notts County (loan) 13 (0)
2014–2015 → Southend United (loan) 6 (1)
2015–2020 Southend United 152 (19)
2020– Mansfield Town 36 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:45, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Stephen Antony McLaughlin (born 14 June 1990) is an Irish footballer who plays for League Two club Mansfield Town as a Defender.

Career[]

Early years[]

McLaughlin began his career at his local club St. Mary's, and played all his under-age football for the club. In 2006, he signed for Clonmany Shamrocks senior side of the Inishowen Football League, and was successful during his first spell in junior football.

Finn Harps[]

After appearing in League and Cup finals for Clonmany, McLaughlin was signed by Finn Harps, and played for their Under 20 and A Championship sides upon arrival. He was then called into the first-team, and went on to play several games for the club in the 2008 season. He was then assigned the no. 7 jersey for the 2009 campaign, with manager James Gallagher using McLaughlin right across the midfield and front-line.

Derry City[]

He signed for Derry City after the 2010 season, after impressing in games against Derry at both Finn Park and the Brandywell. The move was touted at the end of the season, with McLaughlin signing terms with Stephen Kenny's side in January 2011.[3] He wore the no. 15 shirt for the Candystripes. McLaughlin secured promotion from the League of Ireland First Division with the club in his first season, and won the FAI Cup in his second, netting 17 goals along the way.

Nottingham Forest[]

McLaughlin signed with English Championship side Nottingham Forest on 3 January 2013,[4] believed to be for a fee of roughly £160,000.[citation needed] McLaughlin did not make an appearance during the remainder of the 2012–13 season. After a spell out on loan to Bristol City at the start of the 2013 season, McLaughlin made his full Forest debut against Leeds United on 21 April 2014 under caretaker manager Gary Brazil. At the beginning of the 2014–15 season under Stuart Pearce, McLaughlin became a more prominent member of the first team, with four appearances from the bench in Forest's first six games.[5]

As appearances for the first team at Forest became increasingly limited, McLaughlin joined their local rivals Notts County on a one-month emergency loan on 30 September 2014.[6]

Southend (loan)[]

After a spell back at Forest, McLaughlin signed with Southend United until the end of the 2014–15 season.[7] His debut for the Shrimpers was away at Bury, however this lasted just six minutes as the game was abandoned due to torrential rain,[8] and his next game was at home to Mansfield which Southend won 2–0, and McLaughlin played 87 minutes. He scored twice in his spell for the Shrimpers, the first was in a 2–0 win over Newport[9] and the second helped Southend to Wembley Stadium as he scored in extra time of the League 2 play-off semi-final against Stevenage.[10] He went on to play an hour in the final against Wycombe Wanderers, which Southend eventually won 7–6 on penalties meaning that they won promotion to League One. After that game McLaughlin's loan spell ended,[11] although having been released by Nottingham Forest, he has been linked with a permanent move back to Southend.

Southend United[]

On 27 August 2015, McLaughlin joined Southend United on a permanent deal, signing a two-year deal.[12] McLaughlin made his debut as a substitute against Coventry City on 31 August 2015. He left at the end of the 2019-2020 season after Southend was relegated.

Mansfield Town[]

On 11 September 2020, Mclaughlin signed with Mansfield Town on a short term deal.

Career statistics[]

As of match played 8 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finn Harps 2009 League of Ireland 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
2010 League of Ireland 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 1
Total 48 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 2
Derry City 2011 League of Ireland 33 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 36 6
2012 League of Ireland 24 10 5 2 2 0 7 3 38 15
Total 57 13 5 2 5 3 7 3 74 21
Nottingham Forest 2012–13 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2013–14[13] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2014–15[14] Championship 6 0 1 0 2 0 — 9 0
Total 9 0 1 0 2 0 — 12 0
Bristol City (loan) 2013–14[13] League One 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
Notts County (loan) 2014–15[14] League One 13 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 1 16 1
Southend United (loan) 2014–15[14] League Two 6 1 0 0 0 0 3[b] 1 9 2
Southend United 2015–16[15] League One 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
2016–17[16] League One 34 7 1 0 1 1 2[a] 0 38 8
2017–18[17] League One 45 6 1 0 1 0 4[a] 1 51 7
2018–19[18] League One 29 1 3 1 1 0 5[a] 1 38 3
2019–20[19] League One 27 4 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 31 4
Total 152 19 7 1 4 1 13 2 176 23
Mansfield Town 2020–21[20] League Two 36 4 3 1 0 0 1[a] 0 40 5
Career total 326 39 16 4 12 4 28 7 382 54
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in the League two play-offs

Honours[]

Derry City
Southend United

References[]

  1. ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Stephen McLaughlin". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Derry City sign Stephen McLaughlin from Finn Harps". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ^ Nicholson, Fraser (3 January 2013). "Reds Land Stephen". nottinghamforest.co.uk. Nottingham Forest F.C.
  5. ^ "Season Statistics". Nottingham Forest F.C. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Nottingham Forest loan Stephen McLaughlin to Notts County". BBC Sport. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  7. ^ "McLaughlin signs for Southend". Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Bury A-A Southend United". BBC Sport. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Southend United 2-0 Newport County". BBC Sport. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Southend United 3-1 Stevenage (agg 4-2)". BBC Sport. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  11. ^ "News: Loanees return to parent clubs - News - Southend United". Southend United F.C. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Stephen McLaughlin joins Southend from Nottingham Forest". SkySports. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Stephen McLaughlin in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Games played by Stephen McLaughlin in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Stephen McLaughlin in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Stephen McLaughlin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Stephen McLaughlin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Stephen McLaughlin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Stephen McLaughlin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Stephen McLaughlin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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