Patrick McLaughlin (born 10 October 1979) is a Northern Irish football manager and former footballer who is currently manager of Cliftonville. Beginning his career at

Derry City Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...

, he went on to play with Institute, Finn Harps, and

Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...

. At 'Stute he served as club captain, leading them to promotion to the Premiership after winning the 2013-14 NIFL Championship. He retired from playing in 2015 to take on the role of assistant manager under newly-appointed Institute boss Kevin Deery. He spent two years as assistant manager before succeeding Deery as manager following his resignation. In his first season as manager he guided 'Stute back to the top flight of Northern Irish football by winning the 2017-18 NIFL Championship. After receiving much praise for his team's attacking playing-style during their Premiership return, McLaughlin found himself linked with the vacant managerial positions at a number of clubs including

and Cliftonville. On 4 February 2019 he was confirmed as the new manager of Cliftonville after being approached for the position 5 days prior. On 13th March 2022 Paddy McLaughlin guided his Cliftonville side to victory over Coleraine in League Cup final at Windsor Park, to win the club's sixth league cup victory and his first major trophy at football club.

Honours

Playing

Institute * NIFL Championship: 2013–14

Manager

Institute * NIFL Championship: 2017–18 Cliftonville * County Antrim Shield: 2019–20 *

Irish League Cup The Northern Ireland Football League Cup (BetMcLean League Cup for sponsorship purposes), also known colloquially as the Irish League Cup, is a national football knock-out cup competition in Northern Ireland open to all member clubs of the Nort ...

: 2021–22

References

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