Brian McLaughlin (7 October 1954 – 13 August 2009) was a Scottish
footballer who signed for
Celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
from Linlithgow Rose before going on to play for
Ayr United,
Motherwell
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...
,
Hamilton Academical and
Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a ...
. He signed for Hamilton Academical in January 1983 for a transfer fee of around £15,000 after having been made available for sale by his manager
Jock Wallace. After his playing career ended, he was a member of
St Mirren's coaching staff.
On 13 August 2009, McLaughlin was found dead in the
Union Canal near Falkirk. Police said there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances, and ruled his death accidental.
Ex-footballer found dead in canal
BBC News (13 August 2009)
References
External links
Obituary
at Ayr United F.C.
1954 births
2009 deaths
Accidental deaths in Scotland
Ayr United F.C. players
Celtic F.C. players
Deaths by drowning in the United Kingdom
Falkirk F.C. players
Men's association football wingers
Hamilton Academical F.C. players
Motherwell F.C. players
People from Grangemouth
Scottish expatriate footballers
Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Scottish footballers
Footballers from Falkirk (council area)
Finn Harps F.C. players
League of Ireland players
Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
West Adelaide SC players
Expatriate soccer players in Australia
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